Pope v. Gap, Inc.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLORES, Judge.
{1} In this appeal, we examine the meaning of an offer of judgment under Rule 1-068 NMRA 1998. Specifically, we address two issues: (1) whether, in making and accepting an offer of judgment under Rule 1-068, the parties, Plaintiff Robert Pope (Pope) and Defendant The Gap, Inc. (The Gap), agreed to the form of judgment entered by the trial court, and (2) whether a Rule 1-068 judgment that is silent on the issue of liability can constitute a determination of liability or an admission of liability which may be used against the offeror in other litigation. For the reasons…
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