Legal Opinion
Castillo v. City of Las Vegas
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided August 27, 2008No. 26,758PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CASTILLO, Judge.
{1} Plaintiffs Florian Castillo and Molly Martinez (Plaintiffs) sued the City of Las Vegas (City) for personal injury and damage caused to their home by a backup in the city sewer system. The jury awarded Plaintiffs damages for the injury to the property and awarded Mr. Castillo damages for the emotional distress that he suffered as a result of the property damage. The City appeals, raising four claims of error. We affirm the judgment as to the property damage, but we reverse the judgment as to the emotional distress damages because in this case, negligent property…
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