Legal Opinion
Lucy Quezada, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Berlinda Griego, Deceased v. The County of Bernalillo Patrick Sauser Alvin J. Campbell
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1991No. 90-2014PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
This case is about the shooting death of a woman by a sheriffs deputy and the efforts of her mother to recover damages under federal and state law. The lawsuit for this alleged wrongful death was tried in federal district court in New Mexico after the mother, Lucy Quezada (hereinafter Quezada or Plaintiff), filed a complaint on behalf of the estate of her daughter Berlin-da Griego under one of the major federal civil rights laws, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as well as New Mexico tort law. She was awarded over $1,240,000 in damages following a bench trial. The Defendants, including…
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