Legal Opinion
Thornfield v. First State Bank of Rio Rancho
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided August 12, 1985No. 7102PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BIVINS, Judge.
Plaintiff, Peter Thornfield, filed suit against defendant to recover compensatory and punitive damages alleging defendant’s employees made false and malicious statements which caused federal officials to bring criminal proceedings against him. From a judgment dismissing the complaint, entered pursuant to NMSA 1978, Civ.P.R. 37(B)(2) (Repl.Pamp.1980), plaintiff appeals claiming abuse of discretion. We hold the trial court did not abuse its discretion, and affirm.
On June 9, 1982, defendant served plaintiff with interrogatories and a request for production. At a pretrial…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- State v. HargroveNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
- Miller v. DoeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
- Rio Grande Gas Company v. GilbertNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1971
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