Legal Opinion
Marrujo v. New Mexico State Highway Transportation Department
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided November 3, 1994No. 21530PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FROST, Justice.
This case addresses the constitutionality of the New Mexico Notice of Claims Statute, NMSA 1978, Section 41-4-16 (Repl.Pamp.1989), which requires those asserting a wrongful death claim against state or local public bodies to provide notice of the claim within six months of the injury.
The trial court upheld the constitutionality of the Notice of Claims Statute and dismissed the Plaintiffs’ claim. We affirm.
I.FACTS
On November 9, 1988, a vehicle occupied by Glen Marrajo, Sr. (Marrajo) collided with another vehicle on a curved section of State Road 94 near Mora, New Mexico.…
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