Lummis v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada

OPINION

By the Court,

GUNDERSON, J.:

In this original proceeding in prohibition, petitioners, William R. Lummis and the First National Bank of Nevada, seek to bar their substitution as party defendants for the deceased, *115Howard R. Hughes, Jr. Since we determine substitution is appropriate under the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, the petition is denied.

On April 5, 1975, Howard R. Hughes, Jr., died. At the time of his death, four different causes of action were pending involving either Hughes or his Nevada gaming enterprise, Summa Corporation. What has been called the “main case” dealt with…