GOLDSTINE v. JENSEN PRE-CAST

No. 16870.

729 P.2d 1355 (1986)

William GOLDSTINE, Appellant, v. JENSEN PRE-CAST, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 23, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Owens, Barbara Gruenewald, Las Vegas, for appellant.

John J. McCune, Michael B. Springer and Timothy E. Rowe, Reno, for respondent.

Badger and Baker, Carson City, for amicus curiae, Nevada Trial Lawyers Ass'n.


OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

The issue raised by this appeal is whether an employee who willfully makes false representations concerning his medical history on an employment application may be denied SIIS benefits when an industrial injury exacerbates the concealed, preexisting condition. While we wholly condemn such conduct on the part of the employee, we are unable to adopt, in the absence of legislative guidance...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases