Tafoya v. Seay Bros. Corp.

OPINION

FRANCHINI, Justice.

We granted a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals under NMSA 1978, Section 34-5-14(B)(l) (Repl.Pamp.1990) (conflict -with a decision of the Supreme Court). 116 N.M. 801, 890 P.2d 803. The trial court directed a verdict in favor of defendants-appellees Seay Brothers Corporation and Robert Ortega and against the plaintiff-appellant Eluid Tafoya after finding that Tafoya had not presented “sufficient evidence to go to the jury on the issue of causation.” The Court of Appeals agreed, holding that Tafoya failed to prove that Seay Brothers’ negligence in exceeding a…