Legal Opinion
Torres v. Sierra
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided July 6, 1976No. 2120PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
Defendant, administrator of the estate of John R. Owens, deceased, appeals an adverse judgment for wrongful death of plaintiff’s decedent, Ignacio Torres, growing out of an automobile accident in Otero County, New Mexico. Plaintiff’s decedent, his son, was a Mexican National, illegally in the United States, and plaintiff, the administrator of his son’s estate, is also a Mexican National. Torres and Owens both died in this accident. We affirm.
A. Directed verdict for plaintiff on liability affirmed.
Defendant claims the trial court erred in directing a verdict for plaintiff…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Mulhall v. FallonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
- Hogsett v. HannaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1936
- McGovern v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Silva v. WaldieNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1938
- Romero v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1903
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Jaramillo v. Fisher Controls Co., Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
- Torrez v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
- Chavez v. Regents of the University of New MexicoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
- Local 512, Warehouse and Office Workers' Union, International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations Board, National Labor Relations Board v. Felbro, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Peterson v. NemeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
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