Nevada Industrial Commission v. Washoe County
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County; A. N. Salisbury, Judge. Suit by the Nevada Industrial Commission against Washoe County. Judgment for plaintiff on defendant’s refusal to plead further after its demurrer to the complaint was overruled, and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County; A. N. Salisbury, Judge. Suit by the Nevada Industrial Commission against Washoe County. Judgment for plaintiff on defendant’s refusal to plead further after its demurrer to the complaint was overruled, and defendant appeals. The complaint in this action fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, the statute upon which it is based (Stats. 1913, p. 137) being invalid and unconstitutional, for the following reasons: 1. Said statute violates the fifth amendment to the constitution of the United States, which provides…
1ConcurrenceMcCarran, C. J.
I concur.
In my judgment, the one question most vital here is that which refers to the constitutional provision (sec. 17, art. 4) :
“Each law enacted by the legislature shall embrace but one subject, and matter properly connected therewith, which subject shall be fully expressed in the title.”
The title of our workmen’s compensation act is thus couched:
“An act relating to the compensation of injured workmen in the industries of this state and the compensation to their dependents where such injuries result in death, creating an industrial insurance commission, providing for the creation and…
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- McBride v. GriswoldNevada Supreme Court · 1914