Legal Opinion
Reid v. Royal Insurance Co.
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided March 13, 1964No. 4653PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
By the Court,
Badt, C. J.:
The appeal presents two interesting legal problems. The first requires an analysis of the third-party practice rule (NRCP 14), and the other concerns the possible application of a non-contractual indemnity principle to the facts of this case. The questions arise under the following circumstances.
A home owner (Lillian Norris) and her subrogated insurance carriers (Royal Insurance Company and North River Insurance Company) joined as plaintiffs in a suit against a general contractor (Desert Refrigeration) to recover damages. The contractor had been hired to remove…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McDonnell Aircraft Corp. v. Hartman-Hanks-Walsh Painting Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1959
- Moroni v. Intrusion-Prepakt, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1960
- State Ex Rel. McClure v. DinwiddieSupreme Court of Missouri · 1948
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Santisteven v. Dow Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, a Connecticut Corporation v. Jeppesen & Company, a Colorado CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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