Legal Opinion
Ortiz ex rel. Ortiz v. Mason
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 15, 1976No. 10908PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MONTOYA, Justice.
This case is before us on a writ of certiorari directed to the New Mexico Court of Appeals in Ortiz v. Mason, No. 2226 (Ct.App., filed April 6, 1976), which reversed a judgment issued by the District Court of Los Alamos County and remanded the same for entry of judgment and assessment of damages in favor of plaintiffs.
The trial court in this case had entered judgment in favor of defendant. The Court of Appeals, in its majority opinion, based its decision primarily on the conclusion that:
“The failure of defendant to keep a proper lookout, and to stop or slow down or…
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