REGENOLD v. RUTHERFORD

No. 7369.

679 P.2d 833 (1984)

101 N.M. 165

Sherry A. REGENOLD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George C. RUTHERFORD and Ken E. Rutherford, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied April 2, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark J. Klecan, Klecan & Childress, Albuquerque, for defendants-appellants.

Mark C. Dow, Annette N. DeBois, Paskind, Lynch & Dow, P.A., Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellee.


OPINION

WOOD, Judge.

Plaintiff was injured in an automobile accident. She sued defendants for both compensatory and punitive damages. Defendant, Ken E. Rutherford, the son, was driving a car with the permission of George C. Rutherford, the father, within the family purpose doctrine. See Peters v. LeDoux, 83 N.M. 307, 491 P.2d 524 (1971). Prior to trial, the claim of punitive damages...

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