Alsup v. E. T. Legg & Co.

OPINION

While working for Young Electric Sign Co., James AIsup was injured falling from a billboard owned by E. T. Legg & Co. Young had contracted with the Sahara Hotel, Legg’s lessee, to change advertising copy on the sign. Following the accident, as Young’s employee, AIsup first received benefits under the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act (NRS Chapter 616), and later sued Legg, alleging that negligent routine maintenance had caused the accident. On Legg’s motion, the district court granted summary judgment, implicitly finding Legg an “employer” within the meaning of the NIIA, and therefore…