Dixon v. Johnson

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This case is on appeal from a jury verdict rendered in the Shiprock District Court. The matter arose out of a shooting incident which took place on September 30, 1976. The plaintiffs sought compensatory, medical and punitive damages. The defendant filed a counterclaim alleging emotional distress and .alienation of affection.

At the beginning of the trial, the plaintiffs made a motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability. The motion was based upon the record of defendant's conviction in the District Court of the State of New Mexico, San Juan County, for the aggravated battery of the…