Legal Opinion

Powers v. Johnson

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided November 10, 1976No. 8415PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

On May 2, 1970, Shirley Johnson was test-driving a motor vehicle in which Albert Powers, an automobile salesman who was trying to sell the car, was riding. As the vehicle approached Eighth Avenue, traveling north on Yukon Drive in the Reno area, it collided with a westbound vehicle. Powers, who was severely injured, sued for damages and at the conclusion of a three-day trial, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant.

Powers has appealed contending the court committed reversible error by (1) excluding parts of the proffered expert testimony of John Lommell; and, (2) giving two…

3Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Shoshone Coca-Cola Bottling Company v. DolinskiNevada Supreme Court · 1966
  2. In the Matter of Pyramid Mobile Homes, Inc., Bankrupt. Pyramid Mobile Homes, Inc. v. James Speake, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  3. Levine v. RemolifNevada Supreme Court · 1964
  4. Choat v. McDormanNevada Supreme Court · 1970
  5. Business Forms Finishing Service, Inc., and Raymond P. Glowiak, Counterclaim v. Palmer A. Carson and Henry KovachCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971

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4Cited by5 opinions

  1. Carson Ready Mix, Inc. v. First National BankNevada Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Coffman v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Provence v. CunninghamNevada Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Johnstone v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Constancio v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1982

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