Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 17.060 (2026)

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NRS 17.060  Answer.  Upon such summons, the defendant may answer within the time specified therein, denying the judgment or setting up any defense which may have arisen subsequently, or the defendant may deny his or her liability on the obligation upon which the judgment was recovered, except a discharge from such liability by the statute of limitations.

      [1911 CPA § 304; RL § 5246; NCL § 8802]

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2017–2017 · leading case: Rawson Vs. Dist. Ct. (cain), 2017 NV 44 (Nev. 2017).
Rawson Vs. Dist. Ct. (cain), 2017 NV 44 (Nev. 2017). · cites it 2× “NRS 17.060; NRS 17.070. If the joint debtors contest the debt and file answers, "[Ole issues formed may be tried as in other cases," but if a judgment is rendered against the joint debtor defendants, the damages may only be for the "amount remaining unsatisfied on such original…”
Rawson Vs. Dist. Ct. (cain), 2017 NV 44 (Nev. 2017). “NRS 17.060; NRS 17.070. If the joint debtors contest the debt and file answers, "[Ole issues formed may be tried as in other cases," but if a judgment is rendered against the joint debtor defendants, the damages may only be for the "amount remaining unsatisfied on such original…”
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