Legal Opinion

McLain v. Haley

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided June 9, 1949No. 5170PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COMPTON, Justice.

This is a suit by the tenant against the landlord to recover damages for injuries sustained by reason of defective premises.

Appellant, on April 7, 1947, was a tenant in appellees’ apartment house in the city of Albuquerque. She occupied an apartment on the second floor. Another apartment on this floor was occupied by other tenants. Access thereto was by means of an outside stairway from the ground to the second floor.

Appellant alleges that as she was ascending the stairway, and without negligence on her part, she fell from the unguarded steps to the pavement below and thereby…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Associated Press v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Associated Press v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Doehler Metal Furniture Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
  5. Engl v. ætna Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Panaroni v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
  2. Cervantes v. ForbisNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
  3. Coca v. ArceoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
  4. Michelson v. HouseNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1950
  5. Morris v. Farnsworth MotelUtah Supreme Court · 1953

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