PADILLA v. HOOKS INTERN., INC.

No. 5493.

654 P.2d 574 (1982)

99 N.M. 121

Liberto PADILLA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HOOKS INTERNATIONAL, INC. and Thomas T. Manes, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied December 1, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Ritchie, Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A., Albuquerque, for defendants-appellants.

Lowell Stout, Stout & Stout, Hobbs, Sarah M. Singleton, Singleton & Roberts-Hohl, Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.


OPINION

LOPEZ, Judge.

The defendants appeal a judgment in favor of the plaintiff for personal injuries following a directed verdict on the issue of liability and jury verdict on damages. We affirm.

The issues for our decision are: 1. propriety of the directed verdict on the issue of liability; 2. abuse of the trial court's discretion for excluding certain deposition testimony.

FACTS

Randall Corporation had leased a backhoe from...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases