PADILLA v. CHAVEZ

No. 6141.

306 P.2d 1094 (1957)

62 N.M. 170

Alfonso PADILLA and Gilbert Padilla, A Minor, by Alfonso Padilla, his father and Next friend, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Sam CHAVEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

January 29, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Robinson, Atty. Gen., H. E. Blattman, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Donald A. Martinez, Las Vegas, for appellees.


McGHEE, Justice.

Gilbert Padilla, a minor, was shot in the back of a leg by Sam Chavez, a state policeman. This action was instituted against Chavez by Alfonso Padilla, Gilbert Padilla's father, to recover compensatory damages on behalf of the son and also to recover damages the father sustained as the result of his being obligated for hospital and surgical expenses in connection with the son's injury, and for loss of services of the minor.

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