Smith v. Timm

OPINION

By the Court,

Gunderson, J.:

On March 21, 1970, in Las Vegas, an ambulance owned by respondent Mercy, Inc.., and driven by respondent Gary Dean Timm, collided with an automobile driven by appellant. On March 6, 1972, appellant sued respondents for personal *199injuries and damages. Respondents answered, with Mercy, Inc. counter-claiming for damages to its ambulance. The parties commenced discovery. Timm had left his employment and departed the state; hence, appellant took his deposition in Washington, D.C. On January 25, 1977, the court set a trial date of February 28, noting that the five…