Opinion ID: 2576304
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Heading Rank: 2

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Text: After purchasing a cabin on Mount Charleston from Nelson, respondent Scott Heer discovered that a water pipe had broken in the cabin before he bought it. He had tests conducted and then claimed that the cabin was contaminated with mold. Nelson had not lived in the cabin and denied liability. A jury found in Heer's favor, and the district court entered judgment against Nelson for approximately $330,000 in damages, costs, attorney fees and prejudgment interest. The district court granted a stay pending appeal but conditioned the stay on the posting of a supersedeas bond in the judgment amount. The district court rejected Nelson's request to provide security other than a bond by encumbering a parcel of her real property. Nelson claimed that the equity in the property exceeded the judgment amount. Nelson assertedly had difficulty obtaining a supersedeas bond. Heer promptly obtained a judgment lien on all of Nelson's real property in Clark County, a total of six parcels (not including Nelson's homesteaded residence), by recording the judgment in his favor. Also, Heer began to execute on the judgment by garnishing Nelson's slot route operator income. According to Nelson, the garnishment threatens the viability of her businesses. Specifically, Nelson owns two small bars, and she asserts that the slot route income pays a significant portion of the bars' expenses, including employees' salaries, inventory and supplies. Additionally, Nelson claims, the bars' income stream supports Nelson and her family. Nelson states that without this income, not only will several employees be out of work, but she will be unable to pay her other creditors and the mortgages on her real property. Nelson therefore filed the instant motion, asking that a stay pending appeal be conditioned on alternate security, rather than a supersedeas bond. [3]