Nevada Industrial Commission v. Hildebrand

OPINION

Respondent, Laura E. Hildebrand, while employed as a cook, sustained a hematoma on her right knee when a sandwich bar board fell on her leg.

Hildebrand applied for disability benefits with the appellant, Nevada Industrial Commission. (N.I.C.) 1 The Department of Administration Appeals Officer affirmed its Hearing Officer’s decision awarding five percent permanent partial disability to Hildebrand. Hildebrand claimed that she qualified under the odd-lot doctrine for total disability. She filed a petition for judicial review in the district court. The district judge ruled in favor of…