TRUJILLO v. TRUJILLO

No. 8614.

721 P.2d 1310 (1986)

104 N.M. 379

Kenneth TRUJILLO, Personal Representative of the Estate of Henry Trujillo, Jr., Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gilbert TRUJILLO, d/b/a El Nido Supper Club, Defendant-Appellee, and Linda W. Treat and Thomas J. Treat, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

May 27, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald A. Hanrahan, Lorenzo A. Chavez, Martin J. Chavez, Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael A. Griego, Louis E. Valencia, Esquibel, Valencia, Sanchez & Griego, Los Lunas, for defendant-appellee Gilbert Trujillo.


OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

Kenneth Trujillo (plaintiff), as personal representative of the estate of Henry Trujillo, Jr., appeals the trial court's dismissal of his claim against Gilbert Trujillo (defendant), d/b/a El Nido Supper Club. The issue on appeal is whether a tavernkeeper who unlawfully serves alcohol to an intoxicated patron is civilly liable for injuries suffered by the patron as a result of that act. We hold that defendant is not liable and, therefore...

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