MORRISON v. BEACH CITY LLC

No. 32595.

991 P.2d 982 (2000)

Dennis MORRISON, Appellant, v. BEACH CITY LLC, A Nevada Limited Liability Company, d/b/a The Beach; and Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino, d/b/a The Beach Club Race & Sports Book, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

January 26, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kravitz, Schnitzer & Sloane, Chtd., M. Bradley Johnson, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Parnell and Associates, Las Vegas, for respondents.

BEFORE MAUPIN, SHEARING and BECKER, JJ.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

In this appeal, we consider whether a district court may rely upon plaintiff's counsel's statements made in an offer to compromise in determining whether plaintiff has met the jurisdictional damages requirement of the district court. We conclude that a district court may not rely upon such statements and therefore reverse the district court's order.

FACTS

Appellant Dennis Morrison filed a complaint in the...

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