Legal Opinion
Ryan v. New Mexico State Highway & Transportation Department
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 12, 1998No. 18351, 18501PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLORES, Judge.
{1} Plaintiffs sued the State Highway and Transportation Department (Defendant) for negligence after sustaining personal injuries and property damage in a collision with a bull elk on State Road 12 west of Reserve, New Mexico. Defendant moved for, and was granted, summary judgment. Plaintiffs appealed. We reverse and remand for a trial on the merits.
BACKGROUND
{2} Plaintiffs’ complaint alleges that on May 7, 1993 at about 3:15 a.m., Plaintiff Willie Ryan (Ryan), a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, was lawfully driving his pickup truck along State Road 12 in an easterly…
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- Eckhardt v. Charter Hospital of Albuquerque, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1997
- National Excess Insurance v. BinghamNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
- Blackburn v. StateNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
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