KNOX v. TRUJILLO

No. 7248.

383 P.2d 823 (1963)

72 N.M. 345

R.L. (Bob) KNOX, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Timoteo TRUJILLO and Mrs. Seraplo Trujillo, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

July 15, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Skinner, Raton, for appellant.

William H. Darden, Raton, for appellee.


MOISE, Justice.

Defendant, Timoteo Trujillo, appeals from a judgment finding that he negligently caused the death of four horses and injured another when he struck them while driving a loaded lumber truck. The facts are, briefly, that plaintiff, driving a pick-up and assisted by two mounted herdsmen, was moving 22 saddle horses along a road near its junction with U.S. Highway 64 near Eagle Nest, New Mexico. The horses were unbridled and loose, but under the control...

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