Legal Opinion

Ashwood v. Clark County

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided January 3, 1997No. 26902PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*82OPINION

By the Court,

Springer, J.:

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the respondents in a negligence action. The claimed negligence arouse out of an incident in which the injured plaintiff, appellant Ann Ashwood, injured her knee as she attempted to come to the assistance of a fallen horseback rider at Horseman’s Park in Las Vegas. Ashwood was in the barn area of the park at the time she learned of the accident. Ashwood at first tried to reach the fallen rider by leaving the barn area through a nearby gate, but found that the gate was locked. There was another gate nearby,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Wagner v. International Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
  2. Butler v. BogdanovichNevada Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Nicoletti v. Westcor, Inc.Arizona Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Price v. SinnottNevada Supreme Court · 1969
  5. Merluzzi v. LarsonNevada Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by27 opinions

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