Jackson v. Southwestern Public Service Company

PAYNE, District Judge.

This-is a-damage-suit-for personal injuries sustained by- Joe Jackson when he fell' into a hole in a street at Santa Rosa, Guadalupe County, New Mexico, on July 26, 1955.

Although Jo.e Jackson 'and Mountain States Mutual Casualty Company are both named as plaintiffs and appellees, this opinion will concern only one plaintiff, namely, Joe Jackson, since the interest of Mountain States Mutual Casualty Company was taken care of by agreement of the parties and the jury entered their verdict on behalf of Joe Jackson only. There was also another defendant in the case, namely,…