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EVANS v. DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS, INC.

No. 30843.

5 P.3d 1043 (2000)

Michael EVANS, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Elfreda A. Gardner, Appellant/Cross-Respondent, v. DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS, INC., A Foreign Corporation; and Warren House, Respondents/Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

August 18, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Goedert & Michaels, Reno; Terzich & Jackson, Gardnerville, for Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Schreck Morris and Kristina Pickering, Las Vegas; Mortimer, Sourwine & Sloane, Ltd., Reno; Sullwold & Hughes, San Francisco, California, for Respondents/Cross-Appellants.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.

OPINION

MAUPIN, J.

SUMMARY

The estate of Elfreda Gardner ("the Estate") obtained a favorable jury verdict against Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. and Warren House, a stockbroker and senior vice president of Dean Witter, based upon a theory of conspiracy to commit conversion of securities.

The jury awarded compensatory damages in the amount of $2,600,000.00, jointly and severally, against Dean Witter and House, and rendered separate...

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