Legal Opinion

Ruiz v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided September 3, 1981No. 4951PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WALTERS, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals a summary judgment entered against him on his claims for compensatory and punitive damages against the defendant railways, employees of those railways, and against several John Doe corporations who seem to be included in acts of negligence alleged in Count III of plaintiff’s complaint. We reverse.

At the place where the accident occurred in Deming, it was a common practice for nearby residents to cross the railroad tracks when going to and from their homes. There were two worn pathways across the tracks. On the day of the accident plaintiff proceeded on…

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2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Scott v. RizzoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Loucks v. Albuquerque National BankNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
  3. Stang v. Hertz CorporationNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1972
  4. First National Bank Ex Rel. Huckleby v. Nor-Am Agricultural Products, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. Bank of New Mexico v. RiceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Lunsford v. MorrisTexas Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Vigil v. ArzolaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. Catherine B. Ramsey v. Charles H. Culpepper and the Farmington Investment CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
  4. Valdez v. Cillessen & Son, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Gonzales v. SansoyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1984

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