CITY OF BELEN v. HARRELL

No. 12555.

603 P.2d 711 (1979)

93 N.M. 601

The CITY OF BELEN, Ross Lovato and Ernest Montano, Petitioners, v. Ameilia HARRELL, as Personal Representative for Paul P. Harrell, Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied November 26, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gallagher, Casados & Martin, David R. Gallagher, J.E. Casados, Albuquerque, for petitioners.

Turner W. Branch, Stephen A. Slusher, Albuquerque, for respondent.


OPINION

FEDERICI, Justice.

This is a wrongful suicide death case in New Mexico and one of first impression in this Court. It was filed in Valencia County and plaintiff-respondent, as personal representative for the deceased, Paul Harrell, recovered judgment against the City of Belen and others, defendants-petitioners, for the suicide death of decedent. The trial court entered judgment for plaintiff and defendants appealed. A majority of the panel in the...

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