BUFFETT v. JARAMILLO

No. 11759.

914 P.2d 1011 (1993)

121 N.M. 507

Bruce BUFFETT, for himself and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Boyd Buffett, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frank JARAMILLO, Fabian Mascarenas, Individually and as Deputy Sheriff of Taos County, and Martin Vargas, and Albino Chacon, d/b/a Los Compadres Supper Club, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted September 13, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Turner W. Branch, Branch Law Firm, Rudolph B. Chavez, Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellant.

John L. Lenssen, Lenssen and Mandel, Santa Fe, for defendant-appellee Fabian Mascarenas.

Harold Worland, Albuquerque, for defendant-appellee Martin Vargas.

Robert S. Skinner, Raton, for defendant-appellee Albino Chacon.


OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals the trial court's judgment notwithstanding the verdict (judgment N.O.V.) following a jury trial which denied all recovery in a wrongful death action. Plaintiff argues several issues on appeal, contending the trial court erred in (1) failing to exclude jurors where voir dire revealed them to be prejudiced; (2) failing to order a new trial where the jury verdict apportioning fault equally among one of the Defendants...

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