Legal Opinion
Hall v. Stiles
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided June 10, 1953No. 5541PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COMPTON, Justice.
Appellee instituted this action under the wrongful death statute. Section 24 — 101, 1941 Comp. A companion case is Trefzer v. Stiles, 56 N.M. 296, 243 P.2d 605.
On the night of November 11, 1949, an east bound truck pulling a trailer loaded with cattle, due to mechanical conditions, became disabled on the highway in the lane of the east bound traffic, some twenty-eight miles west of Roswell. The truck and trailer belonged to appellants and the truck was being driven by their employee and agent, Henry M. Craig. The driver,, being unable to move the truck and trailer, left them…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Turrietta v. WycheNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1949
- Henderson v. DreyfusNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1919
- Mares v. New Mexico Public Service Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1938
- Gray v. EsslingerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1942
- Romero v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1903
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Jackson v. Southwestern Public Service CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1960
- McGinnis v. Honeywell, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
- Galvan v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1973
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