TORREZ v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

No. 80-2318.

705 F.2d 1192 (1982)

Aureliano TORREZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

November 8, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Sommer, Sommer, Lawler & Scheuer, Santa Fe, N.M., for defendant-appellant.

Matias A. Zamora, Santa Fe, N.M. (William E. Snead, Ortega & Snead, Albuquerque, N.M., with him on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SETH, Chief Judge, DOYLE, Circuit Judge, and TEMPLAR, Senior District Judge.


WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.

Ignacio Torrez was killed in an automobile accident September 9, 1973 in Otero County, New Mexico. At the time of his death he was a Mexican alien who had been returned from Denver by the immigration authorities about four days prior to his death. At the time of his death he was on his way back to Denver. His death occurred as a result of an accident which was caused by John R. Owens. The Owens car crossed the center line and collided...

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