Legal Opinion
Chavez v. Regents of the University of New Mexico
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided December 12, 1985No. 15959PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FEDERICI, Chief Justice.
Antonio and Cipriana Chavez (plaintiffs) brought suit under the Tort Claims Act, NMSA 1978, Sections 41-4-1 to -27 (Repl. Pamp.1982 and Cum.Supp.1985) against the Regents of the University of New Mexico (defendants), as trustees of the University of New Mexico Hospital, alleging medical malpractice and the wrongful death of their seventeen year old daughter. After nearly two years of pre-trial discovery and motions on the merits, defendants filed a motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, for summary judgment based on plaintiffs’ failure to obtain, within the…
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