Legal Opinion
MacIas v. Jaramillo
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided August 15, 2000No. 20,510PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
{1} The issue in this appeal is whether a plaintiff who files an action seeking recovery against an estate loses her cause of action if she has not joined a duly appointed personal representative of the dead person’s estate before the statute of limitations has run.
{2} Plaintiff Linda Macias filed a complaint on May 14, 1998, against James Jaramillo and Joe C. Jaramillo, Jr. (the Jaramillos), as personal representatives of the estate of Joe C. Jaramillo, deceased (Decedent), as a result of injuries Plaintiff received when she was struck on June 7, 1995, by an automobile…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Jacobsen v. OsborneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Cynthia Ann Watson v. Unipress, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Taliferro v. CostelloDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- Rivera v. KingNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
- Gaston v. HartzellNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Pargman v. VickersCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2004
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