Legal Opinion
Vaca v. Whitaker
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided February 6, 1974No. 1182PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Chief Judge.
The issues are: (1) jurisdiction to consider an interlocutory appeal; (2) collateral estoppel; (3) effect of a satisfied judgment; and (4) propriety of summary judgment.
Plaintiffs are wife and husband. The complaint and answer establish that plaintiffs’ vehicle was struck by a car driven by Gandara; that the wife suffered injury to her person in the accident; that she was examined by defendant and was under his professional care for a specified period of time. Defendant is a physician. Plaintiffs seek damages from defendant on a theory of negligence in diagnosis and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Lawlor v. National Screen Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Alexander v. Delgado Ex Rel. DelgadoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
- Goodman v. Brock Ex Rel. Estate of BrockNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1972
- Ash v. MortensenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
- Baros v. KazmierczwkNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Wilson v. GaltNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
- Sanchez v. ClaytonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- Sanchez v. ClaytonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- Owen v. Burn Construction Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
- Underwood-Gary v. MathewsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
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