Legal Opinion
Cordova v. Wolfel
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 20, 1995No. 21245PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MINZNER, Justice.
Cordova appeals from a decision granting summary judgment in favor of National Car Rentals Systems (National). This case raises the issue of whether the Mandatory Financial Responsibility Act (the MFRA), NMSA 1978, §§ 66-5-201 to -289 (Repl.Pamp.1994), imposes liability upon a self-insured rental car company for the negligence of an unauthorized driver, despite a contrary rental contract provision. We conclude that the MFRA does not impose such liability, and we affirm summary judgment.
I. FACTS
On January 26,1990, Priscilla Abeyta rented a car from National at the…
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