VEGA v. EASTERN COURTYARD ASSOCIATES

Nos. 33932, 34059.

24 P.3d 219 (2001)

Wendy VEGA, Appellant, v. EASTERN COURTYARD ASSOCIATES, A Limited Partnership, Respondent. Wendy Vega, Appellant, v. Eastern Courtyard Associates, A Limited Partnership, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

June 13, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Parker Nelson & Arin, Chtd., and Casey D. Gish, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Pyatt & Silvestri and Phillip V. Tiberi, Las Vegas, for Respondent.

Before the Court En Banc.


OPINION

ROSE, J.

In these consolidated appeals1 we are asked to determine whether the violation of a validly adopted building code provision constitutes negligence per se. We conclude that the violation of a building code provision adopted by a county ordinance is negligence per se if the plaintiff belongs to the class of persons the building code provision is intended to protect, and the injury the plaintiff suffered...

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