Legal Opinion
Achin v. Begg Tire Center
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 1, 1982No. 80-2207PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SETH, Chief Judge.
Virginia Achin, in her own right and as representative of two minor children, appeals from an adverse jury verdict in a negligence and products liability action. Mrs. Achin and her two sons were passengers in a car driving through New Mexico when the tread on the left rear tire came off. The driver did not apply the brakes, but turned the wheel to the left, then the right, then sharply to the left again. The car went off the highway and overturned, injuring Mrs. Achin and one of her children, and killing the other child.
Mrs. Achin brought this action in negligence and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Thompson v. AndermanNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1955
- Kelly v. MontoyaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
- Terrel v. Duke City Lumber Company, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
- Bouldin v. SategnaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1963
- Fitzgerald v. ValdezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Sara L. Trigg and Alvis Trigg v. City and County of Denver and Winter Park Recreation Association, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- Cleveland ex rel. Conservator of Estate of Cleveland v. Piper Aircraft Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Achin v. Begg Tire CenterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
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