Rush v. Nevada Industrial Commission

OPINION

By the Court,

Manoukian, J.:

On August 3, 1973, appellant, Ralph O. Rush, while employed as a mechanic, got metal shavings in his eye. Through his employer a claim was filed with the Nevada Industrial Commission, and appellant was sent to a Reno ophthalmologist. After several months of examination and treatment, the doctor informed the NIC on October 23 that he was able to detect a retinal detachment and that because no facilities for treatment existed in Reno, appellant would have to be referred to a larger medical center.

It was then the position of the NIC that it would not pay for…