Maxwell v. Amaral

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, J.:

This is a guest-host case (NRS 41.180) in which the guest Maxwell asks damages from her host Amaral for personal injuries sustained in a one car accident. The claimed basis for the host’s liability is gross negligence. At the close of the case the host moved for a directed verdict (NRCP 50), contending that gross negligence had not been shown as a matter of law. His motion was denied. The lower court reasoned that the issue was one concerning which reasonable minds might differ (Kuser v. Barengo, 70 Nev. 66, 254 P.2d 447; Troop v. Young, 75 Nev. 434, 345 P.2d…