Legal Opinion
Barham v. Baca
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided August 29, 1969No. 8679PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NOBLE, Chief Justice.
Plaster from the ceiling of one of the bedrooms, in a house owned by Leo Baca .and rented to William Barham, fell in the night causing personal injuries to Barham. The case was tried to the court without a jury. The court entered findings of fact .and conclusions of law, as follows:
Barham leased the house on a month-to-month verbal lease for $60 per month. Some years before the accident, in 1963, Baca had the inside of the house replastered; the new plaster was put on over the ■old plaster but without placing lath or wire ■over the old plaster. The court…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Hogsett v. HannaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1936
- Giovannini v. TurriettaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- Coggins v. GregorioCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1938
- Horton v. Driver-Miller Plumbing, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
3Cited by8 opinions
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- Stang v. Hertz CorporationNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
- Severo Sanchez, as Administrator of the Estate of Loraine O. Sanchez, Deceased, and Charlotte Brown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
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