GOVICH v. NORTH AMERICAN SYSTEMS, INC.

No. 19346.

814 P.2d 94 (1991)

112 N.M. 226

Roane GOVICH, Daniel Govich and American National Fire Insurance Co., Plaintiffs-Appellants and Cross-Appellees, v. NORTH AMERICAN SYSTEMS, INC. and Ark-Les Switch Company, Defendants-Appellees and Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied July 22, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samantha Dunning, Santa Fe, for appellants.

Lenssen & Mandel John L. Lenssen, Santa Fe, for appellee North American Systems.

Civerolo, Hansen & Wolf R. Galen Reimer, Carl J. Butkus, Albuquerque, for appellee ARK-Les Switch Co.


OPINION

RANSOM, Justice.

Roane Govich and her adult son, Daniel Govich, appeal from the district court's order dismissing their personal injury claims against North American Systems, Inc. ("Mr. Coffee") and Ark-Les Switch Company. We are called upon to address novel questions concerning the rescue doctrine in the context of comparative negligence. We reverse.

Daniel is hearing impaired. He is assisted by a dog specially trained to alert him to routine...

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