Gilloon v. Humana, Inc.

OPINION

By the Court,

Gunderson, J.:

This is an action for the wrongful death of Winifred Gilloon, in which the trial court granted summary judgment 1 on the grounds that the applicable statute of limitations, NRS 41A.097, 2 had run before appellant filed his complaint. All parties appear to agree that the trial court’s ruling was error if this court construes NRS 41A.097 in accordance with the reasoning of the California Supreme Court in Larcher v. Wanless, 557 P.2d 507 (Cal. 1976). Because we adopt the holding of the California court, we reverse the trial court’s judgment.

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