McCLENDON v. VALLEY LUMBER CO.

No. 6793.

359 P.2d 520 (1961)

68 N.M. 127

Morris H. McCLENDON, as Administrator of the Estate of Carl C. Halladay and as personal representative of Carl C. Halladay, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VALLEY LUMBER CO., Inc. (NSL), a New Mexico Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

February 14, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brenton, Boyce, Otto & Fettinger, Alamogordo, for appellant.

Shipley, Seller & Whorton, Alamogordo, Neal B. Watson, Artesia, D.D. Archer, Artesia, for appellee.


COMPTON, Chief Justice.

This action was brought under the provisions of the Wrongful Death Statute, § 22-20-3, 1953 Comp., in which appellant asserted two causes of action. The second cause of action is as follows:

"1. That the Plaintiff is the duly authorized personal representative of Carl C. Halladay, deceased, and was so appointed by the Probate Court of Lincoln County, State of New Mexico, on the 20th day of January, 1958, and that a true copy of...

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