MOTENKO v. MGM DIST., INC.

No. 25323.

921 P.2d 933 (1996)

Beth MOTENKO; Allen Motenko; Beth Motenko, as Mother and Natural Guardian of Allen Motenko, a Minor, Appellants, v. MGM DIST., INC., f/k/a MGM Desert Inn, Inc., a Nevada Corporation d/b/a the Desert Inn Hotel & Casino, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

August 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Galatz, Earl & Bulla, Las Vegas, for Appellants.

Pyatt & Eglet, Las Vegas, for Respondent.


OPINION

SHEARING, Justice:

Appellant Allen Motenko ("Allen") and his family ("the Motenkos"), residents of Massachusetts, were in Las Vegas when Beth Motenko, Allen's mother, allegedly slipped on a loose tile, fell and was injured on the premises of the Desert Inn, owned by respondent MGM Dist., Inc. ("MGM"). Allen filed a claim for loss of parental consortium. The district court dismissed the claim because Nevada does not recognize a claim for loss...

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