Legal Opinion

Lopez v. Maes

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided June 19, 1970No. 392PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

OMAN, Judge.

This is a suit by plaintiff for the alleged wrongful death of decedent, trank C. Lopez. Our Wrongful Death Act appears as §§ 22-20-1 and 3, N.M.S.A.1953, and §§ 22-20-2 and 4, N.M.S.A.1953 (Supp. 1969). Plaintiff appeals from a judgment in favor of defendants entered pursuant to a jury verdict. We affirm.

Briefly, the facts surrounding the events which led to the filing of the complaint are:(1) Some time after midnight on October 15, 1966, decedent apparently started across U. S. Highway 85 from east to west in front of the Double Q Bar in Los Lunas, New Mexico.(2) Defendant…

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2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. State v. SisnerosNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1938
  2. Bank of New Mexico v. RiceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Lucero Ex Rel. Lucero v. TorresNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1960
  4. Medler v. HenryNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1940
  5. Galvan v. MillerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Spingola v. SpingolaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Bryant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
  3. Sheraden v. BlackNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. Corrine Castillo, as Administratrix of the Estate of Richard Montoya, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
  5. Paddock v. SchuelkeNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970

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