Legal Opinion
Sunrise Hospital v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided January 20, 1994No. 24897PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
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2Per curiam
This petition for a writ of mandamus, or in the alternative, a writ of prohibition, challenges an order of the district court granting real parties in interest’s petition to perpetuate testimony pursuant to NRCP 27. Petitioners (collectively “Sunrise Hospital”) contend that the district court abused its discretion by granting a pre-complaint petition to perpetuate testimony in contemplation of a medical malpractice action against Sunrise Hospital. We agree.
On May 25, 1993, real parties in interest Elizabeth and Kevin Dailey filed in the district court a verified petition to perpetuate…
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