Van Cleave v. Gamboni Construction Co.

OPINION

For the second time, we are asked to review the lower court’s order granting summary judgment in this case; one opinion has resulted so far, Van Cleave v. Gamboni Constr., 99 Nev. 544, 665 P.2d 250 (1983) (Gamboni I). In this appeal, appellant Virginia Van Cleave contends that a harsh rule of the common law, i.e. that the release of an employee automatically releases the vicariously liable employer, was abrogated in Nevada by the adoption of the Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act (the Uniform Act). We agree. Because the district court determined that the Uniform Act does not…