POTOMAC INSURANCE COMPANY v. TORRES

No. 7633.

401 P.2d 308 (1965)

75 N.M. 129

POTOMAC INSURANCE COMPANY and Leroy J. Miller, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Juan B. TORRES, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

April 19, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McAtee, Toulouse, Marchiondo, Ruud & Gallagher, Mary C. Walters, Albuquerque, for appellant.

Menig & Sager, Albuquerque, for appellees.


NOBLE, Justice.

Benjamin Torres, an unemancipated minor under 18 years of age, stole an automobile and, in attempting to evade a police pursuit, drove at speeds in excess of 60 miles per hour on crowded business streets. During the chase, he drove the car into the rear of Dr. Miller's automobile, which was stopped at a traffic light, and damaged it to the extent of $387.46. Potomac Insurance Company, having paid for the repair of the Miller car, with the exception...

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