Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 12.080 (2026)
Parent or guardian may maintain action for injury of minor child
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NRS 12.080 Parent or guardian may maintain action for injury of minor
child. The parents jointly, or
either parent, without preference to either, may maintain an action for the
injury of a minor child who has not been emancipated, if the injury is caused
by the wrongful act or neglect of another. A guardian may maintain an action
for the injury of his or her unemancipated ward, if the injury is caused by the
wrongful act or neglect of another, the action by the guardian to be prosecuted
for the benefit of the ward. Any such action may be maintained against the
person causing the injury, or, if the person is employed by another person who
is responsible for his or her conduct, also against that other person.
[1911 CPA § 54; A 1913, 27; NCL § 8553]—(NRS A 1960, 321; 1969, 891; 1971, 151; 1987, 1281; 2017, 775)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1969–2024 · leading case: Weaks v. Mounter, 493 P.2d 1307 (Nev. 1972).
Weaks v. Mounter, 493 P.2d 1307 (Nev. 1972). “Verdicts were rendered in favor of the natural parents for $10,000, plus $4,000 attorneys' fees, and in favor of the minor daughter for $20,000. Appellant also contests the division of the verdicts claiming they should be one verdict, if at all, and that their total prohibited…”
Frances v. Plaza Pac. Equities, Inc., 847 P.2d 722 (Nev. 1993). “MEDICAL EXPENSES Linda also insists that the district court erred in denying her the right authorized by NRS 12.080 to seek the recovery of Michael’s medical expenses.”
Jamie Kirkpatrick v. Cnty. of Washoe, 792 F.3d 1184 (9th Cir. 2015). “”); Nev. Rev. Stat. § 12.080 (“[T]he father or the mother, without preference to either, may maintain an action for the injury of a minor child who has not been emancipated, if the injury is caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another.”
Bodine v. Stinson, 461 P.2d 868 (Nev. 1969). “110 provides: “Causes of action arising by virtue of NRS 12.080, 12.090, 41.080 and 41.090 shall not abate by reason of the death of the person against whom such cause of action shall have accrued, but shall survive against his legal representatives.”
Doe v. Billups (D. Nev. 2024). “That JANE DOE is JOHN DOE’s mother and is legally permitted to bring this Petition 23 on behalf of JOHN DOE, a minor, pursuant to NRS § 12.080. 24 1 2. That the court has an inherent duty to protect the interests of minors and incompetents 2 who appear before it.”
Doe v. Billups (D. Nev. 2024). “Plaintiffand Petitioner JANE DOE is JOHN's mother anc 17]| is legally permitted to bring this Petition on JOHN's behalf, pursuant to NRS § 12.080. 18 A, PLAINTIFFS' ALLEGATIONS 19 In or around November of 2022, JOHN DOE was enrolled at Desert Oasis High School.”
Hogle v. Hall by & Through Evans, 916 P.2d 814 (Nev. 1996). “While NRS 12.080 permits a mother or father to bring suit for injuries sustained by their minor child, the right to sue for those damages belongs to the minor unless the parent has paid the expenses for the minor or incurred them him or herself.”
Sipple v. Zions Bancorporation, N.A. (D. Nev. 2022). “§ 12-548(A)(1); ORS § 12.080; NMSA 1978, § 37-1-3, RCW § 4.16.”
Sternberg v. Warneck (D. Nev. 2024). “Finally, he asserts that NRS 17 § 12.080 states that he may pursue a case on behalf of his children, and it does not state that he 18 must have a lawyer representing them.”
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