TERRAZAS v. GARLAND & LOMAN, INC.

No. 24,581.

142 P.3d 374 (2006)

2006-NMCA-111

Pedro TERRAZAS, Socorro Terrazas, Agustina E. Garcia and Filigonio Garcia, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GARLAND & LOMAN, INC., Defendant-Appellant, Texas Mutual Insurance Company, Plaintiff-in-Intervention/Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

July 26, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MCML, P.A., Randi McGinn, Albuquerque, NM, Scherr, Legate & Ehrlich, James F. Scherr, El Paso, TX, Mario A. Esparaza, Las Cruces, NM, for Appellees.

Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A., Edward Ricco, Jocelyn Drennan, Simone, Roberts & Weiss, P.A., David Frizell, Albuquerque, NM, Cervantes Moberly, P.C., Joseph Cervantes, Las Cruces, NM, for Appellant.

Miller Stratvert, P.A., Lawrence R. White, Roxanna M. Chacon, Las Cruces, NM, for Plaintiff-in-Intervention/Appellee.


OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

{1} Defendant-Appellant Garland & Loman, Inc. (G & L) appeals from a jury verdict in favor of Plaintiffs, Pedro and Socorro Terrazas and Filigonio and Agustina E. Garcia. G & L argues that the district court erred by applying Texas law and refusing to instruct the jury on comparative negligence under New Mexico law. We agree that the district court erred in denying G & L instructions

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