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MIERA v. GEORGE

No. 5417.

237 P.2d 102 (1951)

55 N.M. 535

MIERA v. GEORGE. MIERA v. JOE HEASTON OIL CO.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

November 1, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.T. O'Sullivan, Lorenzo A. Chavez, Joseph L. Smith, Albuquerque, for appellant and appellee Stephen Maurice Miera.

H. Leslie Williams, Albuquerque, for appellant Charles A. George.

Gilbert & Gilbert, Santa Fe, for appellee Joe Heaston Oil Co.

McGHEE, Justice.

Miera sued George and the Joe Heaston Oil Company to recover for damages caused by an assault upon him by George on November 27, 1948, when, it was claimed, the latter was an employee or agent of the oil company.

The jury returned a verdict against George and the oil company for $20,000 compensatory damages, and against George for $5,000 punitive damages. Following the return of the verdict the trial court granted the oil company judgment...

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