PRIVETTE v. FAULKNER

No. 7992.

550 P.2d 404 (1976)

Alvan L. PRIVETTE, Jr., Appellant, v. Guy FAULKNER, Special Administrator of the Estate of Everett A. Burke, Deceased, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

June 7, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erickson, Thorpe & Swainston, Reno, for appellant.

Echeverria & Osborne, Reno, for respondent.


OPINION

ZENOFF, Justice:

On October 16, 1971, braced with several sips from a bottle of brandy, Alvan L. Privette, Jr., Everette Burke and Luke Aluevich, all of Reno, embarked upon a hunting trip to eastern Nevada. Burke, owner of the vehicle, began the driving chores and was known to be the driver until the party reached Fernley, Nevada. After passing through Fernley, neither Burke nor Privette remembered anything including the identity of the driver of...

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