Legal Opinion

Navajo Freight Lines, Inc. v. Baldonado

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided April 6, 1977No. 11268PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McMANUS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a dismissal of a third-party complaint which was based upon the New Mexico guest statute, § 64-24-1, N.M.S.A. 1953 (2d Repl.Vol. 9, Pt. 2, 1972) and also upon the grounds of improper joinder of parties pursuant to Rule 14(a) and Rule 18(a), N.M.R.Civ.P. [§ 21 — 1— l(14)(a) and (18)(a), N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl. Vol. 4, (1970)]. The Court of Appeals affirmed. We granted certiorari and reverse the Court of Appeals and the district court.

The plaintiff, Robert Baldonado, was injured on October 30, 1974 in an automobile and truck accident in Gallup,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Hicks v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Henry Ex Rel. Henry v. BauderSupreme Court of Kansas · 1974
  3. Thompson v. HaganIdaho Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Johnson v. HassettNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1974
  5. McGeehan v. BunchNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Beavers v. Johnson Controls World Services, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Tipton v. Texaco, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Montgomery County v. Valk Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
  4. Cordova v. ClineNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2021
  5. Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance v. ReedNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1987

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