Legal Opinion
Smith v. State ex rel. New Mexico Department of Parks & Recreation
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided August 20, 1987No. 9435PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DONNELLY, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs, as personal representatives of Michael C. Smith, Stacy D. Smith, Lisa Smith, Amanda Smith, Jacob Smith, and George Martin, deceased, appeal from the trial court’s award of summary judgment in an action brought under the New Mexico Tort Claims Act. NMSA 1978, §§ 41-4-1 to -27 (Repl.1986). The issues raised on appeal each turn upon the central question of whether the State Park and Recreation Department, through its appropriate officers, was given timely and sufficient actual notice of plaintiffs’ claim for wrongful death under the Tort Claims Act.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Skarda v. SkardaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1975
- Martinez v. City of ClovisNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980
- Emery Ex Rel. Emery v. University of New Mexico Medical CenterNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Pollock v. RamirezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
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