Branda v. Sanford

OPINION

By the Court,

Manoukian, J.:

Appellant appeals from the trial court’s denial of several motions following dismissal of a complaint for slander and intentional infliction of emotional distress against defendant-respondent, Sanford (aka Redd Foxx). NRCP 41(b). 1

The suit arose out of an incident which occurred at the Silverbird Hotel in Las Vegas on August 20, 1978. Cheryl Branda, then 15 years old, worked as a busgirl at the hotel. That morning, as she performed her duties, she was confronted by Foxx, who verbally accosted her with sexual innuendoes and became verbally abusive when she…