University & Community College System of Nevada v. Farmer

930 P.2d 730 (1997)

UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA, Appellant,

v.

Yvette FARMER, Respondent.

No. 25912.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

January 3, 1997.

Donald Klasic, General Counsel, University and Community College System of Nevada, Reno, for Appellant.

Goedert & Michaels, Reno, for Respondent.

OPINION

STEFFEN, Chief Justice:

Appellant, the University and Community College System of Nevada ("the University"), appeals from a final judgment, pursuant to a jury verdict, awarding respondent Yvette Farmer, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Nevada, Reno, $40,000.00 in…