Legal Opinion
England Ex Rel. Shipman v. New Mexico State Highway Commission
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided January 18, 1978No. 11654PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SOSA, Justice.
This action was filed November 16, 1976, against the New Mexico State Highway Commission, the Board of Commissioners of Sierra County, and their two insurance carriers. The complaint sought recovery of damages under the former version of the New Mexico Tort Claims Act [hereinafter Act], enacted by Ch. 58, § 1, 1976 N.M. Laws 159 as amended by Ch. 386, § 1, 1977 N.M. Laws 2772 [§§ 5-14-1, et seq. N.M. S.A. 1953 (Inter.Supp. 1976-1977)] for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiffs when their vehicle plunged into a crevasse created by a wash-out of a highway in Sierra…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Campos v. Brown Construction CompanyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1973
- Caster v. Board of Education of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
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