Raskob v. Sanchez

OPINION

McKINNON, Justice.

{1} Plaintiff-Appellant Elizabeth Raskob sued Defendant Gabriel Sanchez for injuries sustained in an automobile collision in 1992, joining Allstate Insurance Company, his liability insurer, as a defendant. The trial court dismissed Allstate as an improper party to the lawsuit. Plaintiff appeals, arguing that she has a direct claim against the defendant’s insurer under New Mexico’s Mandatory Financial Responsibility Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 66-5-201 to -239 (1978, as amended through 1991, prior to 1998 amendments) and our decision in England v. New Mexico State Highway…