Legal Opinion
Turpel v. Sayles
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided January 3, 1985No. 14914PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Edna Turpel, plaintiff below, alleged that during the night of August 16, 1978, a fire erupted in a condominium unit owned by defendant Sandra Sayles. According to Turpel’s amended complaint, she was injured when she attempted to warn and rescue the occupants of the condominium. Turpel claimed that her injuries were proximately caused by the negligent failure of defendant Sayles to install a smoke detector device in the condominium, which would have eliminated the need for her to warn the family living in the condominium.
Sayles moved for summary judgment on the sole ground that as to…
3Cases cited18 opinions
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