Nev. Rev. Stat. § 17.120

Replevin; judgment to be in alternative and with damages

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NRS 17.120  Replevin; judgment to be in alternative and with damages.

      1.  In an action to recover the possession of personal property, judgment for the plaintiff may be for the possession or the value thereof, in case a delivery cannot be had, and damages for the detention or the value of the use thereof. If the property has been delivered to the plaintiff, and the defendant claim a return thereof, judgment for the defendant may be for a return of the property or the value thereof, in case a return cannot be had, and damages for taking and withholding the same or the value of the use thereof.

      2.  In an action on a contract or obligation for the direct payment of money, payable in a specified or agreed kind of money or currency, judgment for the plaintiff, whether the same be by default or after verdict, or decision of the court or master, may follow the contract or obligation, and be made payable in the kind of money or currency therein specified or thereby agreed.

      3.  In an action against any person for the recovery of money received by such person in a fiduciary capacity, or to the use of another, judgment for the plaintiff, whether the same be by default or after verdict, or decision of the court or master, may be made payable in the same kind of money or currency so received by such person.

      [1911 CPA § 327; RL § 5269; NCL § 8825]

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1962–2025 · leading case: Godfrey v. Gilsdorf
Godfrey v. Gilsdorf (1970) nev · cites it 2× “NRS 17.120; Ex parte Havas, 78 Nev. 237 , 371 P.”
Dieleman v. Sendlein (1983) nev “2d 3, 6-7 (1970) (error in statutorily required form of replevin judgment, see NRS 17.120, waived through implied consent of parties).”
Application of Havas (1962) nev · cites it 2× “NRS 17.120 reads in part as follows: “Replevin; judgment to be in alternative and with damages.”
8 Mine, LLC v. The Eljen Group, LLC (2020) nvd “8 Mine to transport the PA1 turquoise under NRS 17.120(1), 15 or damages in the amount of $11,000 if it cannot be returned.”
Crow v. Seaborne Freight & Logistics INC (2025) nvd “13, 2013); NRS 17.120; see also Ovation Fin. Holdings, LLC v.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 17.120(1) — 1 case
8 Mine, LLC v. The Eljen Group, LLC (2020) nvd “8 Mine to transport the PA1 turquoise under NRS 17.120(1), 15 or damages in the amount of $11,000 if it cannot be returned.”
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