Legal Opinion
Nancy Armijo, Personal Representative of the Estate of Luz Armijo, Deceased v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1996No. 95-2114PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
On October 23, 1987, Luz Armijo was killed when his vehicle collided with a train operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. (hereafter “Santa Fe”) at the North Gabaldon crossing in Valencia County, New Mexico. Acting as the personal representative for her husband’s estate, Nancy Armijo brought this action for wrongful death and punitive damages under New Mexico law, alleging Santa Fe negligently or recklessly failed to provide adequate warnings at the North Gabaldon crossing and negligently operated the train that collided with Mr. Armijo. The district…
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3Cited by29 opinions
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