Legal Opinion

Larsen v. Bliss

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided May 25, 1939No. 4454PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BICKLEY, Chief Justice.

This is an automobile collision case in which the jury’s verdict was for plaintiffs (appellees here).

At the close of appellees’ case, appellant moved the court for a directed verdict upon the grounds that appellees had failed to make out a case of negligence entitling them to go to a jury and that the physical facts showed conclusively that appellant could not have been the party whose vehicles collided with those of appellees. This motion was overruled. After both sides had rested and closed their cases, appellant renewed his motion for an instructed verdict which was…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Lessig v. Reading Transit & Light Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  2. Payne v. Chicago & Alton RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
  3. Owen v. Appalachian Power Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1916
  4. Hill v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  5. Seiwell v. HinesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Crocker v. JohnstonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1939
  2. Gilbert v. E. B. Law & Son, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1955
  3. Curtis v. Schwartzman Packing CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Snodgrass v. Turner Tourist Hotels, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1941
  5. Clay v. Texas-Arizona Motor Freight, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1945

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