Stevenson v. KOLLSMAN MINERAL & CHEMICAL CORP.

OPINION

Appellant contracted mercury poisoning while employed at respondent’s mercury mine and mill. This action for damages followed. Upon respondent’s motion, the district court granted summary judgment, stating that no genuine issue fact remained and that respondent was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. This appeal followed.

Initially appellant raised certain issues concerning the applicability of the Occupational Diseases Act to his case. See: NRS Chap. 617. We deem these issues without merit in light of appellant’s subsequent acceptance of a permanent disability award from tire…