Mitchell v. Second Judicial District Court

OPINION

By the Court, Thompson, J.:

This proceeding in prohibition questions the constitutionality of NRS 14.070. That statute provides a method for giving notice of the service of process to a defendant who operated a motor vehicle on a public road, street or highway in Nevada, and is alleged to have caused damage to another. At issue is whether the statutory scheme for giving notice satisfies due process.

A motor vehicle driven by Charles Mitchell, in which Roberts and his wife were riding, overturned. The wife was killed and Harvey Roberts injured. An action requesting damages from Mitchell…