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GRANITE OIL SECURITIES v. DOUGLAS COUNTY

No. 3596.

219 P.2d 191 (1950)

GRANITE OIL SECURITIES, Inc., v. DOUGLAS COUNTY, et al.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Rehearing Denied August 1, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Ross and Paul D. Laxalt, both of Carson City, for Appellant.

Grover L. Krick, District Attorney of Douglas County, of Minden, and Ernest S. Brown, of Reno, for respondents.

BADT, Justice.

This appeal presents for our consideration the question, of first impression in this state, of whether a county of this state in exercising a private or proprietary function, under the circumstances and statutory authorization involved, may be liable for damages for its tort. Appellant, as plaintiff below, filed its complaint against Douglas County and others alleging the execution on June 15, 1948 of a lease from respondent Douglas County to Douglas...

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