Legal Opinion
Schear v. Board of County Commissioners
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided August 6, 1984No. 15324PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WALTERS, Justice.
The Court of Appeals upheld the trial court’s dismissal of petitioner’s complaint on the basis of her failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. The complaint had alleged that respondents’ agents did not respond to a call reporting a crime in progress and requesting assistance, and that petitioner suffered a brutal rape and torture as a result of the agents’ inaction. We granted certiorari and now reverse the dismissal by the trial court and the decision of the Court of Appeals.
The question presented is whether a governmental entity and its law…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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