Legal Opinion

Hill Ex Rel. Hill v. Burnworth

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided September 26, 1973No. 1050PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HERNANDEZ, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from a jury verdict in favor of defendant in a wrongful death action which arose out of an intersection collision that resulted in the death of her husband.

We affirm.

Plaintiff assigns four points of error.

The first point raised is that the trial court erred in permitting defendant’s expert witness to answer a hypothetical question based, in part, on facts not in evidence. The facts not in evidence according to plaintiff were “that it took defendant four seconds to travel from the stop sign to the point of impact.” Plaintiff’s objection, however, was…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Sierra Blanca Sales Co., Inc. v. Newco Industries, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
  2. Latta v. HarveyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1960
  3. Wood v. Citizens Standard Life Insurance CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1971
  4. Floeck v. HooverNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1948
  5. Hayes ex rel. Evans v. HagemeierNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1963

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Bendorf v. Volkswagenwerk AktiengeselischaftNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. El Paso Electric Co. v. Real Estate Mart, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Kikta v. HughesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. Pena v. Westland Development Co., Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
  5. FIRST NAT. BANK IN ALAMOGORDO v. CapeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1983

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