CHAVIRA v. CARNAHAN

No. 7918.

423 P.2d 988 (1967)

77 N.M. 467

Felipa CHAVIRA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. George CARNAHAN, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

February 20, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lorenzo A. Chavez, Melvin L. Robins, Ben A. Luchini, Albuquerque, for appellant.

Keleher & McLeod, Russell Moore, William B. Keleher, Albuquerque, for appellee.


OPINION

SPIESS, Judge, Court of Appeals.

After a jury had returned a verdict for plaintiff, Felipa Chavira, the trial court granted a motion of appellee, defendant below, for judgment in defendant's favor notwithstanding the verdict to the contrary. This appeal challenges the propriety of such ruling.

On July 22, 1962, at about 10:00 P.M., the plaintiff was a passenger in an automobile driven by one Fermin D. Chavez and traveling in a southerly direction...

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