WALSH v. CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

No. 5106

419 P.2d 774 (1966)

Richard Joseph WALSH, Individually; Margaret Ann Walsh, Individually; and Richard Joseph Walsh and Margaret Ann Walsh as the Surviving Parents, Legal Representatives and Heirs of Terrance Patrick Walsh, a Deceased Minor, Appellants, v. CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT; City of Las Vegas, Nevada, a Municipal Corporation; Clark County, Nevada; and Frederick Frye, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada

November 4, 1966


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry R. Gordon and Paul L. Larsen, Las Vegas, for Appellants.

Harvey Dickerson, Atty. Gen., Carson City; Edward G. Marshall, Dist. Atty., and Robert L. Petroni, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for Respondents.


OPINION

THOMPSON, Justice.

The issue on this appeal is whether the Clark County School District, a political subdivision of the State of Nevada, enjoyed governmental immunity from tort liability on March 7, 1965, when the cause of action precipitating this suit arose.1 NRS 41.031, by which the legislature waived state immunity and that of its political subdivisions and consented to suit, became effective July 1, 1965. Since that...

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