Legal Opinion
Clay v. Ferrellgas, Inc.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided August 1, 1994No. 20701, 20705PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RANSOM, Justice.
Ferrellgas, Inc., and Gilbert Candelaria appealed to the Court of Appeals from a personal injury judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding compensatory and punitive damages to Royce Clay and Shelia Snider. The Court of Appeals affirmed the award of compensatory damages but reversed the award of punitive damages. Clay v. Ferrellgas, Inc., 114 N.M. 333, 838 P.2d 487 (Ct.App.1992). We issued a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals to review the reversal of the award of punitive damages. Finding substantial evidence to support the jury verdict, we reverse the Court…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Loucks v. Albuquerque National BankNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- Horton v. Union Light, Heat & Power Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1985
- Sanchez v. ClaytonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
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