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Supera v. Hindley

Supreme Court of Nevada
Sep 1, 1977
567 P.2d 964 (Nev. 1977)

Opinion

No. 8467

September 1, 1977

Appeal from judgment entered upon jury verdict; First Judicial District Court, Carson City; Llewellyn A. Young, J.

Michael R. Griffin, of Carson City, for Appellant.

Stokes Eck, Ltd., and William Jac Shaw, of Carson City, for Respondents.


OPINION


James and Reva Hindley commenced this action against John Supera to recover damages for the defective construction of their home. A jury awarded them $4,000. On this appeal, Supera contends that the award is excessive, includes damages for defects beyond the warranty period, and that the jury was improperly instructed.

Each contention is without merit. The evidence fully supports the amount of damages, and that the defects for which damages were assessed existed at the time of the completion of the home. Moreover, if the instruction complained of was erroneously given (a point which we do not decide), it is not shown that a different result would probably obtain at a new trial free of that instruction. Truckee-Carson Irr. Dist. v. Wyatt, 84 Nev. 662, 448 P.2d 46 (1968). Thus, the error, if any, was harmless. NRCP 61.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Supera v. Hindley

Supreme Court of Nevada
Sep 1, 1977
567 P.2d 964 (Nev. 1977)
Case details for

Supera v. Hindley

Case Details

Full title:JOHN SUPERA, APPELLANT, v. JAMES A. HINDLEY AND REVA HINDLEY, RESPONDENTS

Court:Supreme Court of Nevada

Date published: Sep 1, 1977

Citations

567 P.2d 964 (Nev. 1977)
567 P.2d 964