Powers v. Powers

779 P.2d 91 (1989)

Robert J. POWERS, Appellant,

v.

Cecelia Ann POWERS, Respondent.

No. 18804.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

September 6, 1989.

Rehearing Denied November 30, 1989.

John Peter Lee and Daniel Marks, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Ecker & Standish, Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION[1]

YOUNG, Chief Justice:

On June 2, 1962, appellant Robert Joseph Powers and respondent Cecelia Ann Powers were married in the State of New York. In 1968, Robert began working for the New York City Department of Corrections. In 1974, Robert underwent an operation to remove a cyst from his knee. During the operation a nerve…