Court Opinion

ID: 8043304
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-09-09 03:44:26.777413+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:37:24.124048
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OPINION ON PETITION FOR REHEARING
By the Court,
Thompson, C. J.:
By petition for rehearing, Wyatt re-asserts the contention that his constitutional right to a jury trial was violated when the court set aside the jury verdict and entered judgment n.o.v. We rejected that contention. See, Misty Management v. District Court, 83 Nev. 180, 426 P.2d 728 (1967). We again reject it for the reasons initially expressed, but wish to add a further comment on the point.
The action commenced by Wyatt against Misty Management was primarily an equitable proceeding — a suit to cancel a deed for fraud. Consequently, Wyatt could not demand a jury trial as a matter of right. A jury was allowed, and its verdict was merely advisory to the court. Musgrave v. Casey, 68 Nev. 471, 235 P.2d 729 (1951); Johnston v. DeLay, 63 Nev. 1, 158 P.2d 547 (1945).
Rehearing denied.
Zenoff, J., concurs.