Legal Opinion
Mitschelen v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided September 14, 1976No. 2365, 2406PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
Defendant appeals an adverse judgment arising out of an uninsured motorist protection policy. This appeal is limited to the issue of whether a release prepared by defendant and signed by plaintiff, without acknowledgment, was valid, and barred additional recovery by plaintiff against defendant. Plaintiff cross-appealed on the grounds that the trial court denied his claim for punitive damages. We affirm.
A.Facts on Defendant’s Appeal.
Plaintiff was involved in an automobile accident in August, 1973, which gave rise to his claim for relief under the terms of defendant’s…
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