Legal Opinion
Sanchez v. Clayton
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided June 2, 1994No. 21498PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RANSOM, Justice.
Steve Sanchez and Donald Sandoval appeal the dismissal with prejudice of their complaint for wrongful discharge from employment. They asserted claims in tort and breach of contract against Carl Clayton and Servicemaster West Central Management Services. The trial court dismissed the case because it believed that, through settlement of the judgment rendered in a federal civil rights suit against New Mexico Highlands University, Sanchez and Sandoval had received full satisfaction of their damages. Because we find that the Plaintiffs stated a cause of action for…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Gallegos v. Citizens Insurance AgencyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1989
- Wilson v. GaltNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
- Thrall Car Manufacturing Co. v. LindquistAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- Ault v. LohrSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
- Gonzales v. SansoyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1984
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by60 opinions
- Servants of the Paraclete, Inc. v. Great American InsuranceDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 1994
- Young v. Allstate Insurance Co.Hawaii Supreme Court · 2008
- Sanchez v. ClaytonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- Clay v. Ferrellgas, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- Michael D. Brandt, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Board of Education of City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
55 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.