Nurenberger Hercules-Werke GMBH v. Virostek

OPINION

By the Court,

Steffen, J.:

Respondent, Frank Virostek, suffered permanent brain damage as a result of injuries sustained on May 24, 1983, in an accident that occurred while riding his Sachs moped. The two primary issues on appeal concern the effect of NRCP 10(a) 1 on the substitution of accurately identified parties for defendants bearing fictitious names after the applicable statute of limitations has run, and the propriety of the award of $300,000 in attorney’s fees to Virostek. We are persuaded that existing case law concerning the first issue is unsound or in need of clarification;…