Legal Opinion · Dissent

Modisette v. Foundation Reserve Insurance Co.

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided May 1, 1967No. 8066Published

1DissentMoise, Justice

In my view, it is impossible to find a material distinction between the facts in this case and those in Tsosie v. Foundation Reserve Insurance Company, 77 N.M. 671, 427 P.2d 29, decided this date, and accordingly I am unable to justify a result here directly contrary to that reached.in Tsosie. Neither do I see. any basis for overruling findings that the misrepresentations relied on were not material. This was a question of fact to be resolved by the trier of the facts, Mayflower Ins. Exch. v. Gilmont, 280 F.2d 13, 89 A.L.R.2d 1019 (1960), and not to be reversed by us unless unsupported by…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Tsosie v. Foundation Reserve Insurance CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Pack v. ReadNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
  3. Gilmer v. GilmerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966

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