Opinion
No. 79816
11-13-2020
Isella C. GOMEZ DE HINES, Appellant, v. RELS VALUATION; and Tiffany Diaz d/b/a TMD Appraisals, Respondents.
Crosby & Fox, LLC Wright, Finlay & Zak, LLP/Las Vegas
Crosby & Fox, LLC
Wright, Finlay & Zak, LLP/Las Vegas
ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE
This is an appeal from a district court final judgment following a bench trial in a tort action. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Gloria Sturman, Judge.
Pursuant to NRAP 34(f)(1), we have determined that oral argument is not warranted in this appeal.
In Boesiger v. Desert Appraisals LLC, 135 Nev. 192, 197, 444 P.3d 436, 441 (2019), we held that a homeowner is not an intended third-party beneficiary to an appraisal conducted for a lender. Consistent with Boesiger , the district court correctly determined that a substantively identical inspection and appraisal in this case did not confer third-party beneficiary status on appellant. Accordingly, the district court correctly granted respondents’ NRCP 52(c) motion. We therefore
Appellant does not dispute respondents’ contention that resolution of this issue is dispositive of the other issues raised on appeal, including whether expert testimony was necessary to establish respondents’ standard of care regarding the inspection. We therefore decline to address that issue. See First Nat'l Bank of Nev. v. Ron Rudin Realty Co., 97 Nev. 20, 24, 623 P.2d 558, 560 (1981) (declining to reach a subsequent issue when a primary issue is dispositive); see also Ozawa v. Vision Airlines, Inc., 125 Nev. 556, 563, 216 P.3d 788, 793 (2009) (treating a party's failure to respond to an argument as a concession that the argument is meritorious).
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ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.