Padilla v. Hooks International, Inc.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LOPEZ, Judge.
The defendants appeal a judgment in favor of the plaintiff for personal injuries following a directed verdict on the issue of liability and jury verdict on damages. We affirm.
The issues for our decision are: 1. propriety of the directed verdict on the issue of liability; 2. abuse of the trial court’s discretion for excluding certain deposition testimony.
FACTS
Randall Corporation had leased a backhoe from Hooks International, Inc. Liberto Padilla, an employee of Randall, operated the backhoe for Randall. On August 25, 1978, Randall requested Hooks to send out a mechanic to…
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