Legal Opinion
Dunn ex rel. Estate of Cortez v. State ex rel. Taxation & Revenue Department
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided May 4, 1993No. 13456PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DONNELLY, Judge.
Plaintiff, the Personal Representative of the Estate of Patrick A. Cortez, Deceased, appeals from an order dismissing her complaint against the State of New Mexico and Frank A. Mulholland, the former Director of the Motor Vehicle Division of the Taxation and Revenue Department. We discuss: (1) whether the district court erred in ruling that Defendants were immune from liability under the New Mexico Tort Claims Act, NMSA 1978, Sections 41-4-1 to -27 (Repl.Pamp. 1989 & Cum.Supp.1992); and (2) whether the district court erred in dismissing Plaintiff’s claim under 42 U.S.C.…
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