Legal Opinion
Valencia v. Strayer
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided December 9, 1963No. 7274PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARMODY, Justice.
This is a guest statute case under § 64-24 — 1, N.M.S.A.1953, in which the trial court granted a directed verdict in favor of the defendant at the close of the plaintiff’s case.
The defendant, Timothy Strayer, was driving his mother’s car, with her consent, at about 5:00 A.M., on August 14, 1960, approximately two miles north of the town of Belen, New Mexico. Richard Appelgate was a passenger in the car and this suit is by the administrator of his estate. The two young men were returning to Albuquerque, having attended the “Belen Fiesta.” The defendant Strayer had not been to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Smith v. MeadowsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1952
- State v. RomeroNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
- State v. ClarksonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1954
- Carpenter v. YatesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1954
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Pavlos Ex Rel. Pavlos v. Albuquerque National BankNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
- Garrett v. HowdenNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1963
- Pieper Ex Rel. Pieper v. HarmeyerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- State v. HayesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- McGuire v. PearsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
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