Legal Opinion

Villanueva v. City of Tucumcari

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided August 6, 1998No. 19120PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HARTZ, Chief Judge.

{1} Plaintiff was struck by an automobile on May 9, 1995, while operating her electric wheelchair on Laughlin Avenue in Tucumcari. She was traveling east in the north lane of the street. Plaintiff has settled her claim against the driver of the automobile that struck her. This appeal concerns her claim against the City of Tucumcari. She contends that she was forced to operate her wheelchair on the street because of the City’s negligent breach of (1) its duty to install wheelchair ramps at street intersections to provide access to and from sidewalks and (2) its duty…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Roth v. ThompsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Spectron Development Laboratory v. American Hollow Boring Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1997
  3. Cardoza v. Town of Silver CityNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. Lerma ex rel. Lerma v. State Highway DepartmentNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Welch v. Sandoval County Valuation Protests BoardNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1997

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Rutherford v. Chaves CountyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2003
  2. State v. DawsonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1999
  3. Martinez v. New Mexico Department of TransportationNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2013
  4. Martinez v. New Mexico Department of TransportationNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2011
  5. Rutherford v. Chaves CountyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2002

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