No action for the recovery of real property, or for the recovery of the possession thereof other than mining claims, shall be maintained, unless it appears that the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s ancestor, predecessor or grantor was seized or possessed of the premises in question, within 5 years before the commencement thereof.
NRS 11.080
Seisin within 5 years; when necessary in action for real property
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case Lanigir v. Arden (1966)
Most recently applied in U.S. BANK N.A. v. THUNDER PROPERTIES, INC. (NRAP 5) (February 2022)
[1911 CPA § 11; RL § 4953; NCL § 8510]
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