Legal Opinion
Otero v. Jordan Restaurant Enterprises
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided July 25, 1996No. 22841PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RANSOM, Justice.
1. John Otero sued Jordan Restaurant Enterprises for personal injuries he suffered in the collapse of metal bleachers on which he was seated. The bleachers had been assembled by Gary Marquart, doing business as Desert Hawk, Inc., an independent contractor hired by Jordan to make improvements to its restaurant and sports bar. Pri- or to trial the district court granted Otero’s motion for partial summary judgment against Jordan on the issue of its liability for Marquart’s negligence. At a trial on the issue of damages, Jordan requested instructions which would have…
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