State Industrial Insurance System v. Prewitt

OPINION

On August 9, 1994, William Prewitt was shot and killed while working as a part-time clerk for a 7-Eleven convenience store in Las Vegas. Mr. Prewitt had been a part-time clerk at 7-Eleven for four years, where he earned approximately one-third of his annual income. The remainder of Mr. Prewitt’s income was derived from his full-time employment as a serviceman in the United States Air Force.

Mr. Prewitt’s spouse, respondent Linda Prewitt, filed a claim for death benefits with the State Industrial Insurance System (“SIIS”). On August 26, 1994, SIIS sent Mrs. Prewitt a written…