Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.180 (2026)

Applicability of laws and rules regulating civil actions and appeals

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NRS 155.180  Applicability of laws and rules regulating civil actions and appeals.  Except as otherwise specially provided in this title, all the provisions of law and the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure regulating proceedings in civil cases apply in matters of probate, when appropriate, or may be applied as auxiliary to the provisions of this title. The Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure regulating appeals in civil cases apply to appeals taken pursuant to NRS 155.190.

      [319:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.319]—(NRS A 1999, 2364)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1975–2016 · leading case: Waldman v. Maini, 195 P.3d 850 (Nev. 2008).
Waldman v. Maini, 195 P.3d 850 (Nev. 2008). “The Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure regulating appeals in civil cases apply to appeals taken pursuant to NRS 155.”
Cord v. Second Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada, 533 P.2d 1355 (Nev. 1975). “” NRS 155.180 provides that “. .. all the provisions of law and the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure regulating proceedings in civil cases apply in matters of estate, when appropriate, or the same may be applied as auxiliary to the provisions” of the probate code.”
In Re: Est. of Black, 2016 NV 7 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 6× “at 26, 422 2Although NRS 155.180 states "the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure .”
In Re: Est. of Black, 2016 NV 7 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 3× “apply in matters of probate, when appropriate," we hold it would be inappropriate to apply NRCP 6(b) to statutory time limits where subsection (b) omits any reference to statutes, in marked contrast to subsection (a).”
Cole v. Pub. Adm'r, 888 P.2d 433 (Nev. 1995). “Appellants nonetheless contehd that NRS 155.180 supports a conclusion that their appeal is timely.”
McGuire v. Lear, 602 F. Supp. 1385 (D. Nev. 1985). “2d 713, 715 (1977); NRS 155.180. A court sitting in probate may exercise the full panoply of its equitable powers in a case where it has subject matter jurisdiction.”
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