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Cobos v. Dona Ana County Housing Authority

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided October 20, 1995No. 15782PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BOSSON, Judge.

1. Socorro Morales and her two children were killed by smoke inhalation when an early morning fire engulfed the house they were renting. The house was not equipped with a smoke alarm. Susana Cobos, personal representative for her daughter and grandchildren, brought suit against the Board of County Commissioners of Dona Ana County (the County), the Dona Ana Housing Authority (the Housing Authority), and various upper-level management personnel of the Housing Authority, for wrongful death under theories of negligence, breach of contract, and violation of civil rights. On…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Maine v. ThiboutotSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Middlesex County Sewerage Authority v. National Sea Clammers Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Wilder v. Virginia Hospital Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Smith v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. May v. Mid-Century Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2006
  2. Cobos v. Doña Ana County Housing AuthorityNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Thompson v. PotterNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2011
  4. George Michael Simmons, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Bess Mai Besson v. Billy Anglin, Steve Anglin, John Anglin, and Dottie McClearenCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1997

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