Legal Opinion
Hagen v. Faherty
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided February 18, 2003No. 23,162PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PICKARD, Judge.
{1} The issue in this ease is whether the state may be estopped from invoking the statute of limitations in the Tort Claims Act, NMSA 1978, § 41-4-15 (1977), when right and justice demand. We hold that it may. Defendant-Appellant Dr. Sean Faherty applied for, and this Court granted, an interlocutory appeal challenging the partial summary judgment granted by the district court that dismissed his affirmative defense asserting the statute of limitations. We affirm.
FACTS AND BACKGROUND
{2} Faherty was at all times pertinent to this claim an employee of the University of New…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Bracken Ex Rel. Estate of Bracken v. Yates Petroleum Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1988
- Perry v. StaverNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
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