Actions in justice courts must be commenced, and, subject to the right to change the place of trial as provided in this chapter, must be tried: 1. If there is no justice court for the township in which the defendant resides, in any township of the county in which the defendant resides. 2. When two […]
1. The court may, at any time before the trial, on motion, change the place of trial in the following cases: (a) When it appears to the satisfaction of the justice before whom the action is pending, by affidavit of either party, that the justice is a material witness for either party. (b) When either […]
The place of trial cannot be changed on motion of the same party more than once upon any or all of the grounds specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 66.020. [1911 CPA § 775; RL § 5717; NCL § 9264]
When the court orders the place of trial to be changed, the action must be transferred for trial to a court the parties may agree upon and, if they do not so agree, then to another justice court in the same county. [1911 CPA § 776; RL § 5718; NCL § 9265]
After an order has been made transferring the action for trial to another court, the following proceedings must be had: 1. The justice ordering the transfer must immediately transmit to the justice of the court to which it is transferred, on payment by the party applying of all costs that have accrued, all the papers […]
From the time the order changing the place of trial is made the court to which the action is thereby transferred has the same jurisdiction over it as though it had been commenced in such court. [1911 CPA § 778; RL § 5720; NCL § 9267]
1. The parties to an action in a justice court cannot give evidence upon any question which is excluded from the jurisdiction of the justice court. If it appears from the plaintiff’s own showing on the trial, or from the answer of the defendant, verified by oath, that the determination of the action will necessarily […]
