Rupert Ex Rel. Rupert v. Stienne

OPINION

By the Court,

Bat jer, J.;

In this consolidated appeal we are asked to reconsider this court’s announced position on interspousal and parental tort immunity. Morrissett v. Morrissett, 80 Nev. 566, 397 P.2d 184 (1964), Kennedy v. Kennedy, 76 Nev. 302, 352 P.2d 833 (1960), and Strong v. Strong, 70 Nev. 290, 267 P.2d 240, 269 (1954).

STIENNE:

This case deals with the question of responsibility for injuries to one spouse caused by the negligent operation of a motor vehicle by the other.

Beverly Stienne was injured while riding in an automobile driven by her husband, Andre Stienne. The accident…