Haynes v. Hockenhull

CHAVEZ-, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment arising out óf an action based on negligence.

Beginning in 1958, Morrison-Kaiser F & S Construction Co., hereinafter referred to as Morrison-Kaiser, the prime contractor, began construction of Navajo Dam in San Juan County, New Mexico. Defendant Miles Sierra Contractors, hereinafter referred to as Miles Sierra, was under subcontract to Morrison-Kaiser, which contract called for Miles Sierra to remove some 3,800,000 cubic yards of dirt. In the performance of this contract, a road was ■constructed which was called the “main haul [Hall]” road and…