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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Where any defendant has failed to:
(a) Answer within the time allowed, and the clerk has entered the defendant’s default; or
(b) Appear at the time set for trial, whether such trial be before the court with or without a jury, and the court has directed that the defendant’s default be entered,
the court shall proceed to conduct a hearing to determine the value of the property and any damages.
2. For the purpose of the hearing required by this section, the court may consider, by affidavit or otherwise:
(a) Proof of the value of the property taken;
(b) The damages, if any, which may result from the condemnation; and
(c) The amount, if any, alleged in the complaint to be just compensation, and shall enter such judgment as it deems proper.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 3. Remedies; Special Actions and Proceedings § 37.085. Hearing after defendant's default: Determination of value and damages by court; judgment - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-3-remedies-special-actions-and-proceedings/nv-rev-st-37-085/
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