Category: Nevada Supreme Court Opinions

71 P.2d 1051 THE BABCOCK WILCOX CO., A CORPORATION, B.T. KEHOE AND JOHN DOE JARVIS, APPELLANTS, v. CHESTER D. NOLTON AND MARGUERITE NOLTON, HIS WIFE, RESPONDENTS. No. 3190Supreme Court of Nevada. October 5, 1937. Page 134 APPEAL from District Court, Eighth Judicial District, Clark County; Wm. E. Orr, Judge. Page 135 Leo A. McNamee and […]

839 P.2d 589 JOSE LORRENTE ECHAVARRIA AND CARLOS ALFREDO GURRY, APPELLANTS, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, RESPONDENT. No. 22354Supreme Court of Nevada. September 3, 1992 Rehearing denied November 3, 1992 Appeal from Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Jack Lehman, J. Schieck Derke, Las Vegas, for Appellant Jose Lorrente Echavarria. Morgan Harris, Public Defender, and […]

461 P.2d 408 JACK CLEVELAND, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, RESPONDENT. No. 5823Supreme Court of Nevada. November 26, 1969 Appeal from a conviction of grand larceny. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Alvin N. Wartman, J. James D. Santini, Public Defender, and Robert G. Legakes, Deputy Public Defender, Clark County, for Appellant. Harvey Dickerson, […]

106 P.3d 1209 CATELLO TILE MARBLE v. KELESIS. No. 37648.Supreme Court of Nevada. July 11, 2002. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Appeal from the Eighth Judicial District, Nancy M. Saitta, D.J. Reversed/Remanded.

105 P.3d 783 IRVIN v. IRVIN. No. 35714.Supreme Court of Nevada. November 6, 2001. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Appeal from the Third Dist., Blake, D.J. Decision without published opinion. Dismissed.

945 P.2d 954 ADMINISTRATOR OF THE REAL ESTATE EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND RECOVERY FUND, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY, NEVADA STATE REAL ESTATE DIVISION, STATE OF NEVADA, APPELLANT, v. VAL S. BUHECKER AND TERRI L. BUHECKER, RESPONDANTS. No. 28033.Supreme Court of Nevada. October 1, 1997. Appeal from an order of the district court granting summary judgment in […]

132 P.3d 1015 IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM S., A MINOR. WILLIAM S., APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, RESPONDENT. No. 44893.Supreme Court of Nevada. April 27, 2006. Appeal from a juvenile court order certifying a minor for criminal proceedings as an adult. Eighth Judicial District Court, Family Court Division, Clark County; William O. Voy, […]

787 P.2d 388 ROBERT JOHN DOLBY, JR., APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, RESPONDENT. No. 19810Supreme Court of Nevada. February 22, 1990 Appeal from judgment of conviction upon jury verdict of attempted second degree kidnapping, attempted murder, and the district court’s order vacating and amending the attempted murder sentence following conviction. Eighth Judicial District Court, […]

262 P.3d 705 JOSEPH FRANCIS, Appellant, v. WYNN LAS VEGAS, LLC, D/B/A WYNN LAS VEGAS, Respondent. No. 54605.Supreme Court of Nevada. October 6, 2011. Appeal from a district court summary judgment in a contract action. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Michelle Leavitt, Judge. Affirmed. The Law Office of Gary M. Pakele and Gary M. […]

106 P.3d 1253 STEVEN ROMINE v. DISTRICT COURT. No. 39378.Supreme Court of Nevada. April 16, 2002. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Appeal from the Eighth Dist., Loehrer, D.J. Decision without published opinion. Petition Denied.

706 P.2d 1383 PATRICIA A. WICKLIFFE, AS SPECIAL ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF ANGELA R. WICKLIFFE, DECEASED, ON BEHALF OF THE HEIRS OF THE ESTATE, AND PATRICIA A. WICKLIFFE, AND JOHN C. WICKLIFFE, INDIVIDUALLY, AS NATURAL PARENTS OF SAID DECEASED MINOR, APPELLANTS, v. SUNRISE HOSPITAL, INC., A NEVADA CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. No. 15668Supreme Court of Nevada. […]

683 P.2d 31 MICHAEL WASHINGTON, APPELLANT, v. CLARK COUNTY LIQUOR AND GAMING LICENSING BOARD AND THALIA DONDERO, R.J. RONZONE, WOODROW WILSON, MANUEL CORTEZ, JACK PETITTI, AND BRUCE WOODBURY; AND DANIEL J. FITZPATRICK, DIRECTOR OF CLARK COUNTY BUSINESS LICENSE DEPARTMENT, RESPONDENTS. No. 15060Supreme Court of Nevada. July 3, 1984 Appeal from district court order denying petition […]

105 P.3d 800 NOTO v. STATE. No. 37602.Supreme Court of Nevada. November 14, 2001. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Appeal from the Eighth Dist., Bonaventure, D.J. Decision without published opinion. Dismissed.

616 P.2d 400 VIRGINIA G. EATON AND JAMES C. MORLEY, PETITIONERS, v. SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WASHOE, DEPARTMENT NUMBER 7, RESPONDENT. No. 12639Supreme Court of Nevada. September 18, 1980 Original petition for writ of mandamus. Original proceeding was brought for writ of mandamus compelling […]

801 P.2d 1343 STARLETS INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND ELIZABETH CATTONAR, APPELLANTS, v. PAUL J. CHRISTENSEN, WILLIAM U. PEARSON, JAY BINGHAM, THALIA DONDERO, KAREN HAYES, MANNY CORTEZ, BRUCE WOODBURY, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS CLARK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; JOHN MORAN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SHERIFF OF CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE LAS VEGAS […]

445 P.2d 156 THOMAS E. LAWRENCE, APPELLANT, v. WARDEN, NEVADA STATE PRISON, RESPONDENT. No. 5510Supreme Court of Nevada. September 24, 1968 Appeal from the Fifth Judicial District Court, Mineral County, Grant L. Bowen, J. Fred A. Nelson, of Reno, for Appellant. Harvey Dickerson, Attorney General, of Carson City, an Leonard P. Root, District Attorney, Mineral […]

106 P.3d 1239 MATTER OF ESTATE OF SHAPIRO. No. 39087.Supreme Court of Nevada. March 25, 2002. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Appeal from the Eighth Dist., Gibbons, D.J. Decision without published opinion. Dismissed-Stipulation.

106 P.3d 1211 CLODFELTER v. NEWTON DISTRICT COURT. No. 38771.Supreme Court of Nevada. July 12, 2002. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Appeal from the Eighth Judicial District, Jeffrey D. Sobel, D.J. Petition Granted.

183 P.2d 632 JOHN B. MURPHY, APPELLANT, v. ADELE L. MURPHY, RESPONDENT. No. 3477Supreme Court of Nevada. July 30, 1947. Page 441 Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County A.J. Maestretti, J. Oliver C. Custer, of Reno, for Appellant. John S. Belford, of Reno, for Respondent. OPINION By the Court, HORSEY, J.: On August […]

482 P.2d 824 JOHN JAY CASEY, INDIVIDUALLY, AND HOLLAND LIVE-STOCK RANCH, A CO-PARTNERSHIP COMPOSED OF BRIGHT-HOLLAND COMPANY, NEMEROFF-HOLLAND COMPANY, AND MAREMONT-HOLLAND COMPANY, APPELLANTS, v. JAMES A. WILLIAMS AND ELLEN C. WILLIAMS, RESPONDENTS. No. 6263Supreme Court of Nevada. March 26, 1971 Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County; John F. Sexton, J. Page 138 Vargas, […]

335 P.2d 777 IRVING R. BROMBERG, DOING BUSINESS AS MIDWAY MOTORS, APPELLANT, v. NORMA THOMPSON ANTHIS, DOING BUSINESS AS ANTHIS RECOVERY BUREAU, RESPONDENT. No. 4093Supreme Court of Nevada. February 27, 1959 Appeal from judgment of Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Honorable Peter Breen, Presiding Judge, Department No. 1. Page 121 Calvin C. Magleby, of […]

33 P.2d 753 STATE EX REL. WOOD, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, v. HAEGER No. 3066Supreme Court of Nevada. July 5, 1934. Appeal from Fifth Judicial District Court, Mineral County Edgar Eather, J. N.E. Conklin, for Appellant: A board of county commissioners cannot confess judgment against the county. Grand Island, etc. v. Baker, Treasurer, 6 Wyo. 369, 45 […]

556 P.2d 1264 ROBERT M. HAY, APPELLANT, v. HELENE A. HAY, RESPONDENT. No. 8375Supreme Court of Nevada. December 13, 1976 Rehearing denied February 3, 1977 Appeal from the Sixth Judicial District, Humboldt County; Llewellyn A. Young, J. George Abbott, Esq., Minden, for Appellant. LeRoy Arrascada, Esq., Reno, for Respondent. OPINION Per Curiam: We have before […]

356 P.2d 638 GAUDIN MOTOR CO., INC., APPELLANT, v. LOTTIE HAMPTON WODAREK, RESPONDENT. No. 4281Supreme Court of Nevada. November 9, 1960 Appeal from the Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; George E. Marshall, Judge, Department No. 4. Action by automobile dealer against prospective customer for damage to automobile in accident occurring while defendant was driving […]

105 P.3d 770 MATTER OF ANTON A. EWING. No. 35742.Supreme Court of Nevada. January 23, 2001. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Appeal from the State Bar. Decision without published opinion. Bar Order.

752 P.2d 769 SHERIFF, WASHOE COUNTY, NEVADA, APPELLANT, v. DAVID KENNEY HAWKINS, RESPONDENT. No. 17628Supreme Court of Nevada. March 31, 1988 Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County, Robert L. Schouweiler, Judge. Brian McKay, Attorney General, Carson City; Mills Lane, District Attorney, Timothy G. Randolph, Deputy, Reno, for Appellant. David Parraguirre, Public Defender, John […]

706 P.2d 143 CHARLES JEANESS AND IRENE JEANESS, APPELLANTS AND CROSS-RESPONDENTS, v. SIMON BESNILIAN AND GLENDA BESNILIAN, RESPONDENTS AND CROSS-APPELLANTS. No. 15415Supreme Court of Nevada. September 24, 1985 Rehearing denied December 31, 1985 Appeal and cross-appeal from a judgment awarding respondents damages in a breach of contract action; Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County; James […]

141 P.2d 212 AGNES C. LEMP, APPELLANT, v. WILLIAM J. LEMP, III, RESPONDENT. No. 3389Supreme Court of Nevada. September 23, 1943. Page 92 APPEAL from First Judicial District Court, Ormsby County; Clark J. Guild, J . William S. Boyle, of Reno, for Appellant. Edward F. Lunsford and Bert Goldwater, both of Reno, Amici Curiae and […]

466 P.2d 659 GLENN LUCAS, APPELLANT, v. SHERIFF OF LYON COUNTY, NEVADA, RESPONDENT. No. 6094Supreme Court of Nevada. March 4, 1970 Appeal from order of the First Judicial District Court, Lyon County, denying habeas relief; Frank B. Gregory, Judge. Page 160 Martillaro Bucchianeri, of Carson City, for Appellant. Harvey Dickerson, Attorney General, and Daniel R. […]

584 P.2d 157 CLIFMAR, INC., A NEVADA CORPORATION, APPELLANT, v. THEODORE B. LEE AND DORIS S. LEE, RESPONDENTS. No. 9399Supreme Court of Nevada. September 15, 1978 Rehearing denied October 16, 1978 Appeal from judgment, Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Howard W. Babcock, Judge. Jones, Jones, Bell, LeBaron, Close Brown, and Robert A. Kimsey, Las […]

105 P.3d 805 RANGE v. STATE. No. 36346.Supreme Court of Nevada. August 10, 2001. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Appeal from the Eighth Dist., Mark Gibbons, D.J. Decision without published opinion. Affirmed.

105 P.3d 807 ROBINSON v. STATE. No. 37963.Supreme Court of Nevada. August 8, 2001. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Appeal from the Third Dist., Huff, D.J. Decision without published opinion. Affirmed.

665 P.2d 270 SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY, A NEVADA CORPORATION; IDAHO POWER COMPANY, A FOREIGN CORPORATION, APPELLANTS, v. SANDRA S. RINEHART, INDIVIDUALLY, AND PAMELA WEEKS HAHN, RESPONDENTS. No. 14327Supreme Court of Nevada. June 24, 1983 Rehearing denied September 7, 1983 Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County; Robert L. Schouweiler, Judge. Page 558 Beasley […]

792 P.2d 31 NEVADA CONTRACTORS AND EAGLE VALLEY CONSTRUCTION, APPELLANTS/CROSS-RESPONDENTS, v. WASHOE COUNTY AND ITS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, RESPONDENTS/CROSS-APPELLANTS. No. 19785Supreme Court of Nevada. May 16, 1990 Appeal and cross-appeal from a judgment of the district court. Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County; James J. Guinan, Judge. Stephen C. Mollath, Reno; Manoukian, Scarpello Alling, […]

946 P.2d 171 JAYME HOPPER, APPELLANT, v. STEVEN HOPPER, RESPONDENT. No. 28650.Supreme Court of Nevada. October 1, 1997. Appeal from an order of the district court changing primary physical custody of a minor child from the mother to the father. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Steven E. Jones, Judge. The supreme court, ROSE, J., […]

105 P.3d 762 CLARK COUNTY SCH. DIST. v. RONALD. No. 37269.Supreme Court of Nevada. May 21, 2001. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Appeal from the Eighth Dist., Douglas, D.J. Decision without published opinion. Dismissed.

106 P.3d 1255 SCHMIDT v. WASHOE COUNTY. No. 36085.Supreme Court of Nevada. March 5, 2002. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Appeal from the Second Dist., Elliott, D.J. Decision without published opinion. Reversed/Remanded.

747 P.2d 1373 PAMELA McCRACKIN, APPELLANT, v. THE ELKO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND DR. JOHN H. MARTIN, M. JEOFFREY DAHL, JAMES CONNELLEY, JAMES V. MUTH, RALPH PAOLI, SHARON RHODES AND ELDON WESTLUND, IN THEIR CAPACITIES AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ELKO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, RESPONDENTS. No. 17812Supreme Court of Nevada. December 31, 1987 […]

142 P.3d 339 NEVADANS FOR NEVADA, A NEVADA NONPROFIT CORPORATION; NEVADA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, A NEVADA NONPROFIT CORPORATION; NEVADANS FOR QUALITY EDUCATION, A NEVADA NONPROFIT CORPORATION; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE OF NEVADA, A NEVADA NONPROFIT CORPORATION; AND NEVADA ALLIANCE OF RETIRED AMERICANS, A NEVADA NONPROFIT CORPORATION, APPELLANTS, v. BOB BEERS, AN INDIVIDUAL; ANN O’CONNELL, AN INDIVIDUAL; […]

448 P.2d 35 DONALD WHITE, MRS. DONALD WHITE, AND DALE WHITE, APPELLANTS, v. ROBERT MOORE AND DOROTHY MOORE, RESPONDENTS. No. 5567Supreme Court of Nevada. December 10, 1968 Appeal from the Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; John F. Sexton, J. Hawkins Walker, of Las Vegas, for Appellants. Deaner, Butler Adamson, of Las Vegas, for Respondents. […]

106 P.3d 1247 OSMAN v. LAUB. No. 39680.Supreme Court of Nevada. July 19, 2002. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Appeal from the Second Dist., Hardesty, D.J. Decision without published opinion. Dismissed-Stipulation.

920 P.2d 991 ROY EMERY HUBBARD, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, RESPONDENT. No. 24549Supreme Court of Nevada. July 22, 1996 Page 947 Appeal from a judgment of conviction pursuant to a guilty plea of four counts of sexual assault. Seventh Judicial District Court, Eureka County; Dan L. Papez, Judge. Defendant was convicted in the […]

350 P.2d 140 VITA MARIE BAKER, APPELLANT, v. CHARLES BAKER, RESPONDENT. No. 4242Supreme Court of Nevada. March 21, 1960 Appeal from judgment of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; George E. Marshall, Judge, Department No. 4. Husband’s action for divorce on ground that parties had lived separate and apart without cohabitation for more than […]

426 P.2d 726 IN RE THE APPLICATIONS OF PAUL R. LAIOLO AND ROBERT J. SULLIVAN FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS. Nos. 5209, 5210Supreme Court of Nevada. April 18, 1967 Stewart and Horton, of Reno, for Petitioner Laiolo. Vargas, Dillon, Bartlett and Dixon, and Albert F. Pagni, of Reno, for Petitioner Sullivan. Richard Breitweiser, City Attorney, […]

486 P.2d 499 MARCIA FLANDERS, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF NEVADA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, REAL ESTATE DIVISION, RESPONDENT. No. 6321Supreme Court of Nevada. June 25, 1971 Appeal from the Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County, Thomas O. Craven, J. Page 304 Fry Fry, of Reno, for Appellant. W. Bruce Beckley, of Las Vegas, for Respondent. OPINION […]