Legal Opinion
Estate of Saenz v. Ranack Constructors, Inc.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided April 30, 2018No. S-1-SC-35515PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAES, Justice.
*577 {1} In this wrongful death action, the jury returned a special verdict that awarded damages to the individual loss-of-consortium claimants but not to the decedent's estate. The decedent's surviving spouse and children (collectively Plaintiffs) filed a motion for a new trial, arguing that the award of zero damages to the estate was not supported by substantial evidence. The issue before this Court is whether Plaintiffs waived the right to challenge the jury verdict on appeal by failing to object to the verdict prior to the jury's discharge. We conclude that they did.
{2} A party…
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