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HOULDEN v. DISCOUNT MOTORS, INC.

No. 5644.

451 P.2d 366 (1969)

Wilbert John HOULDEN, individually and as sole heir of Patricia Ann Houlden and Unnamed Baby Houlden, Appellant, v. DISCOUNT MOTORS, INC., a Nevada corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

March 7, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Foley Brothers and James F. Pico, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Singleton, DeLanoy, Jemison & Reid, Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

ZENOFF, Justice.

The driver of a 1956 automobile, Robert Muldowney, drove into Wilbert Houlden and his pregnant wife at between 35 and 45 miles per hour as they walked on the highway in a crosswalk towards the Desert Inn Hotel near Las Vegas. The wife was killed, the baby was delivered dead, and Houlden was severely injured. Muldowney was subsequently convicted of involuntary manslaughter. His insurance company paid Houlden $20,000.

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