Legal Opinion
Sanchez v. San Juan Concrete Co.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 1997No. 17152PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARTZ, Chief Judge.(1) Plaintiff worked for San Juan Concrete (San Juan) as a truck driver. He was severely injured while driving a San Juan truck under the influence of alcohol. After being denied workers’ compensation benefits, he sued San Juan for improperly entrusting him with the truck. The district court granted San Juan summary judgment, apparently on the ground that San Juan owed no duty to protect Plaintiff from injury caused by his own voluntary intoxication. Plaintiff appeals. We reverse and remand for further proceedings in district court. We hold that (1) San Juan would be…
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