Legal Opinion
Mireles v. Broderick
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided April 4, 1994No. 20375PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RANSOM, Justice.
On petition of Mary Ann Mireles, we issued a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals to decide (1) whether the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur is restricted to events from which the jury, without assistance of expert testimony, could infer negligence from common knowledge that such events do not otherwise ordinarily occur; and (2) what responsibility the trial court has.in response to a request for a jury instruction on a theory to which a party is entitled but which has been requested in language that is unsatisfactory to the court. This is a medical malpractice…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Buckelew v. GrossbardSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Seneris v. HaasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
- Jones v. Harrisburg Polyclinic HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Mayor v. DowsettOregon Supreme Court · 1965
- Cervantes v. ForbisNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Kambat v. St. Francis HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
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- Gracia v. BittnerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
- States v. Lourdes HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
- Hinger v. Parker & Parsley Petroleum Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
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