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STATE v. SILVA

No. 5998.

478 P.2d 591 (1970)

STATE of Nevada, Appellant, v. Diane SILVA and Fred E. Silva, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Rehearing Denied February 8, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey Dickerson, Atty. Gen., and Robert A. Groves, Deputy Atty. Gen., Carson City, for appellant.

Echeverria & Osborne, and John T. Coffin, Reno, for respondents.

Russell W. McDonald, Carson City, Joseph P. Reynolds, Reno, amici curiae.

OPINION

THOMPSON, Justice.

Wife and husband brought suit against the State to recover damages incurred by reason of the forcible rape of the wife by an inmate of the Peavine Honor Camp, a state facility. At the close of the evidence the district court directed a verdict against the State on the issue of liability and allowed the jury to decide only the question of damages. The jury awarded damages of $300,000 and...

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