HODGKINS v. CHRISTOPHER

No. 5794.

274 P.2d 153 (1954)

58 N.M. 637

HODGKINS et al. v. CHRISTOPHER et al.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

September 8, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whatley & Oman, Las Cruces, for appellants.

Sherman & Hughes, Deming, for appellee.


SADLER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the district court of Luna County in an action by the plaintiff in that court under the wrongful death statute in which he was awarded a recovery against defendants by the jury. Appellants here were the defendants below and the parties will be designated here as they were below.

In his complaint filed May 15, 1953, the plaintiff, as administrator of the estate of decedent, sought $60,000 as the...

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