Legal Opinion
Chapin v. Rogers
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided September 26, 1969No. 334PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OMAN, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment for defendants entered pursuant to a jury verdict. He sought damages for injuries allegedly sustained to his person when a stool on which he was seated in the defendants’ restaurant broke.
Plaintiff claims error on the part of the trial court in giving its instructions on res ipsa loquitur and contributory negligence Wc consider only the instruction on res ipsa loquitur, since we are of the opinion the instruction given by the court is erroneous and requires reversal and remand for a new trial.
No question is presented as to the propriety of…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Ybarra v. SpangardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
- Brown v. St. Louis Public Service CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
- Corcoran v. Banner Super Market, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1967
- Pettingell v. MoedeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1954
- Hogsett v. HannaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1936
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Jewell v. SeidenbergNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1970
- Anderson v. WelshNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
- Clinard v. Southern Pacific CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1970
- Tafoya v. WhitsonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
- Francis v. JohnsonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
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