State Industrial Insurance System v. Campbell

862 P.2d 1184 (1993)

STATE INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE SYSTEM, an Agency of the State of Nevada, Appellant,

v.

John CAMPBELL, Respondent.

No. 22409.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

November 3, 1993.

R. Scott Young, Gen. Counsel, William A. Zeigler and John McGlamery, Associate Gen. Counsel, Carson City, for appellant.

Marvin S. Gross, Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

The sole issue on appeal is whether temporary total disability benefits may be suspended during the time in which a claimant is incarcerated. Absent legislation to the contrary, we hold that they may not.

THE FACTS

The facts in this case are undisputed.…