Legal Opinion
Porter v. Ortiz
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 24, 1983No. 5725PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NEAL, Judge.
Is a tavern keeper liable when he knowingly sells alcohol to minors and, as a result of the sale, the minors are killed or injured?
Elizabeth Porter, 16, was killed when her car overturned. Anna Marie Flores and Frances Flores, minor passengers in the car, were injured. Another minor passenger, Julie Roybal, was not injured. Elizabeth Porter is represented by her father, Daniel Porter, Sr., and the Flores sisters are represented by their father, Ceferino Flores.
The plaintiffs filed their complaint against Ortiz on April 3, 1981. They alleged that Ortiz, owner of the El Alto…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Hall v. BudagherNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- Marchiondo v. RoperNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
- MRC Properties, Inc. v. GriesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
- Davis Carruth v. Valley Mercantile, Etc., Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1928
3Cited by19 opinions
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