Legal Opinion
Benavidez v. City of Gallup
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided May 11, 2007No. 29,160PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAES, Justice.
{1} Sonya Benavidez (“Plaintiff’) filed suit against the City of Gallup (“City”) after tripping and falling over a water meter. After a three-day trial, the jury returned a special verdict in favor of the City. Plaintiff appealed, and the Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment in a Memorandum Opinion. We granted certiorari to review Plaintiffs following claims of error: (1) the trial court erred in refusing to give the basic slip-and-fall instruction, UJI 13-1318 NMRA; (2) the unequal number of peremptory challenges was prejudicial to Plaintiff; and (3) defense counsel’s…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Aultman v. Dallas Railway & Terminal Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1953
- State v. DuffyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1998
- Klopp v. Wackenhut Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1992
- Apodaca v. AAA Gas Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2003
- Morris v. CartwrightNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by24 opinions
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