RICHARD MATTHEWS, JR., INC. v. VAUGHN

Nos. 7352, 7480.

540 P.2d 1062 (1975)

RICHARD MATTHEWS, JR., INC., dba the Matthews Company, and the Matthews Company, sole general partner of Northern Nevada Company, a Limited Partnership, Appellants, v. Norman G. VAUGHN, Respondent. NORTHERN NEVADA COMPANY, a Limited Partnership, Appellant, v. Norman G. VAUGHN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

September 29, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vargas, Bartlett & Dixon and Frederic Starich, Reno, for appellant Matthews.

Beckley, DeLanoy & Jemison, Las Vegas, for appellant Northern Nevada Co.

Echeverria & Osborne and John L. Conner, Reno, for respondent.


OPINION

THOMPSON, Justice:

Case No. 7352.

In this action by an employee against his employer to recover damages for personal injuries arising out of and in the course of his employment, the jury favored the employee with its verdict in the sum of $100,000 which is not challenged as excessive. The employer had rejected the provisions of the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act. By this appeal the employer primarily contends that the trial court...

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