HORNE v. SIIS

No. 27033.

936 P.2d 839 (1997)

Donna HORNE, Appellant, v. The STATE INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE SYSTEM, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

April 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen Green-Lewis, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Lenard T. Ormsby, General Counsel, and Arleen N. Kaizer, Associate General Counsel, Carson City, for Respondent.


OPINION

YOUNG, Justice:

On January 5, 1991, appellant Donna Horne ("Horne") was physically attacked by a man while she was employed as a security guard. She sustained injuries, and respondent State Industrial Insurance System ("SIIS") accepted her claim and paid her worker's compensation benefits.

In August 1991, Horne had what appeared to be an extreme attack of asthma for which she was hospitalized. She later went to a doctor who diagnosed...

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