NEVEDA INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION v. Dixon

OPINION

By the Court,

McNamee, J.:

Respondent was injured in an automobile accident while traveling from his home in Las Vegas to Camp Mercury where he was employed as a pipefitter by Reynolds Electrical & Engineering Company, hereinafter called Reynolds. The distance between Las Vegas and Camp Mercury is 60 miles. At the time of the accident respondent was riding in an automobile owned and operated by a friend who had no connection or relationship with Reynolds. Both respondent and Reynolds had accepted the provisions of the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act and coverage under said Act was in…