Estate of Garcia v. Torres

OPINION

OMAN, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order denying a motion to reopen administration proceedings in the estate of Max A. Torres, deceased. We affirm.

On or about October 23, 1969, Max A. Torres, his son, Albert Stacey Torres, and Erlindo O. Garcia, all residents of Valencia County, New Mexico, were on a flight from the Belen-Los Lunas airport in Valencia County to Denver, Colorado. Mr. Torres and his son had rented the small plane they were flying from a Mr. Wood, or from a flying club of which he was president. Apparently Mr. Garcia was a passenger on the flight.

The plane crashed…