MAY v. ANDERSON

No. 42204.

119 P.3d 1254 (2005)

Gilda MAY, Individually; and Wade May, Individually and as Special Administrator for the Estate of Sebora Marie May, Appellants, v. Curtis Clint ANDERSON; Curtis L. Anderson; Darlene Anderson; and California Casualty Indemnity Exchange, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

September 22, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hall Jaffe & Clayton, LLP, and Michael R. Hall, Las Vegas; Harris & Schwartz and Ralph A. Schwartz, Las Vegas, for Appellants.

Pearson, Patton, Shea, Foley & Kurtz, P.C., and Michele A. Kiraly and W. Randolph Patton, Las Vegas, for Respondents.

Before ROSE, GIBBONS and HARDESTY, JJ.


OPINION

HARDESTY, J.

In this case, all parties agreed to the essential terms of a release in reaching a global settlement, but three parties later refused to execute the release document. We therefore consider whether the essential terms of a release are a material part of a settlement agreement, without which the settlement agreement is never formed, or whether the release's terms are inconsequential in...

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