Legal Opinion

Williams v. Cobb

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided May 24, 1977No. 2723PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LOPEZ, Judge.

The plaintiff filed suit for damages and personal injury resulting from a collision at an intersection in Deming, New Mexico. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant and the trial court entered judgment accordingly. The plaintiff appeals. We reverse.

The plaintiff asserts reversible error with regard to several instructions which were given, and some which were refused, relating to the following issues: (1) contributory negligence; (2) sudden emergency; (3) independent intervening cause; and (4) the assumption permitted to a motorist traveling on a thoroughfare.

The…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Thompson v. AndermanNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1955
  2. Kelly v. MontoyaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
  3. State v. ScottNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. Mayfield v. CrowdusNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1934
  5. Embrey v. GalentinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Mac Tyres, Inc. v. VigilNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
  2. State v. DoeNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. State Ex Rel. State Highway Department v. StrosniderNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. Collins v. MichelbachNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Trujillo v. BaldonadoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980

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