STANG v. HERTZ CORPORATION

No. 626.

490 P.2d 475 (1971)

83 N.M. 217

Sister Mary Assunta STANG, Personal representative and Ancillary Administratrix with the Will Annexed in the Matter of the Last Will and Testament of Catherine Lavan, Deceased, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HERTZ CORPORATION, A CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. Sister Mary Assunta STANG, Personal Representative for Catherine Lavan, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HERTZ CORPORATION, a corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted October 20, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Ransom, Smith, Ransom & Deaton, Albuquerque, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Bruce D. Hall, James C. Ritchie, Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, Albuquerque, for defendant-appellee.


OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

The automobile accident involved in this case occurred when a tire blew out. The tire, manufactured by Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, was mounted on a car belonging to Hertz Corporation. The car had been rented by a nun, and Catherine Lavan, also a nun, was a passenger in the car when the blowout occurred. Catherine Lavan suffered injuries in the accident resulting in her death. Prior appellate decisions were concerned with...

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