Stolte, Inc. v. Eighth Judicial District Court

OPINION

By the Court,

Batjer, J. :

Harold Cunningham, while employed by a sub-subcontractor during the construction of the International Hotel [now the Hilton International] in Las Vegas, Nevada, was injured as a result of an act attributable to an employee of Stolte, Inc., one of the several subcontractors involved in the construction of the hotel. Cunningham brought a common law action against Stolte, Inc., and others, seeking damages for his injuries.

Stolte, Inc., urging that Cunningham was only entitled to the scheduled statutory benefits provided by the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act, NRS…