Richard Matthews, Jr., Inc. v. Vaughn

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, J.:

Case No. 7352.

In this action by an employee against his employer to recover damages for personal injuries arising out of and in the course of his employment, the jury favored the employee with its verdict in the sum of $100,000 which is not challenged as excessive. The employer had rejected the provisions of the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act. By this appeal the employer primarily contends that the trial court committed prejudicial error by ruling that the employer could not argue or infer that the negligence of the employee was the sole proximate cause of…