Ford v. Board of County Commissioners

OPINION

BACA, Justice.

Plaintiff-Appellant, Billie Jo Ford, appeals the judgment entered against her and in favor of Defendant-Appellee, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Dona Ana (“the County”). Pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 34-5-14(C) (Repl.Pamp.1990), we accepted certification from the Court of Appeals to address one issue: What the duty of a landowner is to a public invitee and whether the district court erred in refusing to give an instruction to the jury that Ford was a business invitee. Because our jurisdiction under Section 34r-5-14(C) extends to the entire case, State…