Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Coe Manufacturing Co.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided January 28, 1997No. 23697PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SERNA, Justice.
{1} Altagracia Garcia, individually and as personal representative of the estate of her husband Curtis Garcia, sued the Coe Manufacturing Company (“Coe”) in negligence and strict products liability for wrongful death. The trial court entered summary judgment in favor of Coe, ruling as a matter of law that Coe could not be held liable for injuries caused by a press and forming line manufactured by Coe’s predecessor, Washington Iron Works, Inc (“WIW”). The court also ruled that Coe did not have an independent duty to warn of alleged design defects in this equipment. Garcia…
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