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Cole v. City of Las Cruces

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided January 20, 1983No. 14207PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FEDERICI, Justice.

Terry Lee Cole (plaintiff) filed this action for damages against the City of Las Cruces, New Mexico (City) and Rio Grande Natural Gas Association (Association), and Smith and Aguirre Construction Company. This appeal involves only the City and the Association.

Plaintiff was injured as a result of a natural gas explosion which occurred about ten miles beyond the City limits. The district court entered judgment for defendants on the ground that the action against the City is governed by the New Mexico Tort Claims Act (Act), Sections 41-4-2 through 41-4-27, N.M.S.A.1978.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Hicks v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Methola v. County of EddyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Garcia v. Albuquerque Public Schools Board of EducationNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. Pacific Can Co. v. HewesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
  5. City of Albuquerque v. ReddingNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Begay v. StateNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Memorial Medical Center, Inc. v. Tatsch Construction, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Maes v. Audubon Indemnity Insurance GroupNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Fernandez v. Ford Motor Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. Yurcic v. City of GallupNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2013

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