Legal Opinion
Morris v. Rogers
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided July 7, 1969No. 8774PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge, Court of Appeals.
Defendant’s appeal attacks the damage award in this personal injury litigation. The issues are (1) aggravation of a preexisting condition, (2) permanent injury and (3), medical bills.
Aggravation of a pre-existing condition.
The litigation resulted from an accident involving two pick-up trucks. Prior to the accident plaintiff had experienced five cervical injuries. Four cervical vertebral interspaces had been fused — C3-4, C4 — 5, C5-6 and C6-7. Of the four, we are concerned only with C6-7. There was a nonunion of the fusion at this level. Cervical level…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Woods v. BrumlopNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
- Carpenter v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
- Williams v. City of GallupNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- Gammon v. Ebasco Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1965
- Hebenstreit v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1959
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3Cited by18 opinions
- McNabb v. Green Real Estate Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- Beckwith v. Cactus Drilling CorporationNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
- Steven v. Sauer v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- Selgado v. Commercial Warehouse CompanyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
- Alvillar v. HatfieldNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
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