Legal Opinion
Atler v. Murphy Enterprises, Inc.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided January 10, 2005No. 23,620PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WECHSLER, Chief Judge.
{1} Defendants, Murphy Enterprises, Inc. (Murphy), and Spectacular Attractions, Inc. (Spectacular), the sole shareholder of Murphy, appeal from a jury verdict awarding compensatory and punitive damages to Plaintiff. Defendants acknowledged their own negligence, but argued at trial that others were comparatively negligent. They also argued that punitive damages were not justified. Following a verdict finding Defendants 66% liable for Plaintiffs actual damages and awarding punitive damages, Defendants attack the punitive damage award, jury instructions, and…
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