Legal Opinion
Mac Tyres, Inc. v. Vigil
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided January 25, 1979No. 12191PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McMANUS, Senior Justice.
Ben Vigil (Vigil) brought this action in the District Court of Santa Fe County to recover damages for an alleged injury sustained when he tripped over a large metal jack at Mac Tyres, Inc. (Mac Tyres). The jury returned a verdict in Vigil’s favor and awarded him $12,000.00 in damages. The trial court denied Mac Tyres’ motion for a new trial. Mac Tyres appealed the judgment and the denial of its motion, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. This Court granted certiorari, and we now reverse the Court of Appeals.
In its petition for a writ of certiorari, Mac Tyres…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lucero Ex Rel. Lucero v. TorresNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1960
- Anderson v. WelshNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
- Fort v. NealNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
- Trujillo v. ChavezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- Falkner v. MartinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Woolwine v. Furr's, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
- State v. ChamberlainNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. SparksNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
- Couch v. Astec Industries, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2002
- City of Santa Fe v. KomisNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1992
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