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NYE COUNTY v. PLANKINTON

No. 10638.

587 P.2d 421 (1978)

NYE COUNTY, Nevada, a Political Subdivision of the State of Nevada, and the Board of County Commissioners of Nye County, Nevada, Andrew M. Eason, Robert H. Cornell, and Donald J. Barnett, and Pomeroy Neighbors, in his capacity as County Administrator, Peter L. Knight, in his capacity as District Attorney of Nye County, and J. Howard, in his capacity as Sheriff of Nye County, Appellants, v. Walter R. PLANKINTON and Douglas E. Harkalis, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Rehearing Denied January 31, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter L. Knight, Dist. Atty., Nye County, Tonopah, for appellants.

Smith & Maurer, Las Vegas, for respondents.

OPINION

BATJER, Chief Justice:

Respondents are the owners of a house of prostitution in Nye County, Nevada, known as the "Chicken Ranch". The house is situated on property owned by respondents and is located outside both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county.

On November 21, 1977, appellant Pomeroy Neighbors, Administrator of Nye County, filed a complaint, pursuant to NRS 244.360, alleging respondents' operation of a house of prostitution...

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