BUCK BY BUCK v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.

*758OPINION

By the Court,

Steffen, J.:

The central issues of this appeal concern the meaning and scope of Nevada’s “Good Samaritan” statute, the applicability of an amendment to the comparative negligence statute to the instant case, and the availability of damages for emotional distress. We *759conclude, with one exception, that appellants’ position on each of these issues is correct and grant relief accordingly.

Facts

Late one summer night in 1978, Debra Buck and her twin three-year-old daughters, Tina and Heather, were passengers in a car driven by Marsha Buck. The Bucks were returning from a camping…