Legal Opinion

Sayner v. Sholer

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided March 27, 1967No. 8178PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CARMODY, Justice.

The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant in this personal-injury action and, following the entry of judgment, plaintiffs appeal.

The sole issue is the claimed error of the trial court in allowing a witness to testify to a conversation had with defendant’s decedent some twenty-four hours after the accident. Appellee claims the error, if any, was waived.

A collision occurred between a station wagon driven by defendant’s decedent and a motor bike operated by the plaintiff, Franklyn Sayner. As is usual in such cases, the testimony was in considerable conflict.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Chandler v. WelbornTexas Supreme Court · 1956
  2. Sevener v. Northwest Tractor & Equipment Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1952
  3. State v. KileNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1923
  4. Brown v. General Insurance Company of AmericaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Jones v. BaileySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1957

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Gallegos v. Citizens Insurance AgencyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1989
  2. State v. ZamarripaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2008
  3. State v. MartinezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. Trujillo v. ChavezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. Wilson v. Leonard Tire Co., Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976

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