Marrujo v. Martinez

CARMODY, Justice.

This is a wrongful death action brought by the plaintiff-appellant, which was tried to the court without a jury and resulted in a judgment being entered in favor of the defendant-appellee. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.

During the trial of the case and after the plaintiff had rested, the defendant moved to dismiss and this motion was denied. Subsequently, after the close of the defendant’s case, the motion was renewed and the court reserved its ruling until the close of argument. The record thereafter is silent as to whether the court…