Legal Opinion
Blake v. Public Service Co. of New Mexico
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided December 19, 2003No. 23,671PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PICKARD, Judge.
{1} Plaintiff appeals the order of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of Defendant Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM). At issue is whether PNM has a duty to the public to maintain streetlights. ' We hold that PNM has no duty to the public to maintain streetlights, under the circumstances of this case, and therefore we affirm the trial court.
FACTS
{2} Plaintiff was struck by a car and injured while crossing the Ortiz SE intersection as he was walking westbound on Zuni SE in Albuquerque at approximately 9:38 in the evening. Though a streetlight was…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- H. R. Moch Co. v. Rensselaer Water Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Roger Turbe v. Government of the Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands Water and Power AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Self v. United Parcel Service, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1998
- Greene v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Cain v. Champion Window Co. of Albuquerque, LLCNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
- Rimbert v. Eli Lilly and Co.District Court, D. New Mexico · 2008
- Romero v. GIANT STOP-N-GO OF NEW MEXICONew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2009
- Chavez v. County of BernalilloDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2014
- Romero v. Giant Stop-N-Go of NM, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2009
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