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STATE INDUS. INS. SYSTEM v. PORTER

No. 16923.

734 P.2d 729 (1987)

STATE INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE SYSTEM, Appellant, v. Kelleen PORTER (Ferguson) and Wayne Newton's Aramus Arabians, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

March 31, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Giunta, Associate Gen. Counsel, Darla R. Anderson, Gen. Counsel, Las Vegas, Pamela Bugge, Gen. Counsel, Carson City, for appellant.

King, Clark, Gross & Sutcliffe, Gordon Richards, James M. Nave, Appeals Officer, Las Vegas, for respondents.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

The respondent Porter was employed by Wayne Newton's Aramus Arabians. During the course of Porter's employment, a horse kicked her and the trauma led to a two-month premature delivery of Porter's child, Christopher. Both mother and child incurred medical expenses directly attributable to the industrial accident. In ensuing proceedings pursuant to Nevada's Worker's Compensation Statutes, an appeals officer ordered the SIIS to pay the short...

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