Legal Opinion
Wood v. Southwestern Public Service Company
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 21, 1969No. 263PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge.
Ronald Wesley Wood died as a result of an electrical shock. He received the shock when a metal pole he was holding came into contact with a high voltage electrical line. His administratrix sued for his wrongful death. At the close of plaintiff’s case, the trial court directed a verdict in favor of defendants. The trial court ruled that decedent was contributorily negligent as a matter of law. The issue, here, is the correctness of this ruling.
Mozert v. Noeding, 76 N.M. 396, 415 P.2d 364 (1966) states:
"Ordinarily, the question of contributory negligence is a fact question to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Bank of New Mexico v. RiceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- Mozert v. NoedingNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. BlanchardCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
- Lujan v. ReedNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- Crespin v. Albuquerque Gas & Electric Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1935
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Klopp v. Wackenhut Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1992
- Montanez v. CassNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976
- Strickland v. Roosevelt County Rural Electric CooperativeNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980
- Scott v. McWood CorporationNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1971
- Perez v. MillerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
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