Legal Opinion

Ciesielski v. Waterman

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided April 19, 1974No. 1166PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LOPEZ, Judge.

The plaintiff is a truck driver whose route is from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Amarillo, Texas. The defendant maintains a warehouse along that route at Tucumcari, New Mexico. Plaintiff’s load included a crate containing an 800 pound automobile motor and transmission, which he was to deliver at the defendant’s loading dock. While engaged in unloading the crate with the defendant’s employee, Hill, plaintiff fell from the loading dock to the ground.

Plaintiff sued defendant alleging that Hill’s negligence proximately caused the fall. The issue was submitted to the jury on a…

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jesionowski v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Tapia v. Panhandle Steel Erectors CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Reed v. StyronNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Chevron Oil Co. v. Sutton Ex Rel. SuttonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
  5. Renfro v. JD Coggins CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1963

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Schmitz v. SmentowskiNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Waterman v. CiesielskiNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Marlys J. Udseth, as Administratrix of the Estate of Peter D. Udseth, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
  4. Brannock v. BrannockNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Armijo v. Ed Black's Chevrolet Center, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987

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