FERNANDEZ v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Nos. 13304, 14101.

879 P.2d 101 (1994)

118 N.M. 100

Nathan B. FERNANDEZ, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Victor E. Fernandez, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Tessie Fernandez, as Parent and Guardian of Jason Fernandez and Jonathan Fernandez, Involuntary Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, CMI Corporation, Rust Equipment Company, Broce Construction Company, and Richardson Ford Sales, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, and Mountain States Mutual Casualty Company, Plaintiff-In-Intervention-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

May 4, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Teel, Tanya L. Scott, Teel & Scott, P.C., Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellant.

Ralph W. Steele, II, Albuquerque, for involuntary plaintiff-appellant.

Robert G. McCorkle, Susan K. Barger, Patrick M. Shay, Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A., Albuquerque, for defendant-appellee Ford Motor Co.

C. Kristine Osnes, D. Michael Johanson, Sager, Curran, Sturges & Tepper, P.C., Albuquerque, for defendant-appellee CMI Corp.

Thomas L. Johnson, George R. McFall, Modrall, Sperling, Roehl Harris & Sisk, P.A., Albuquerque, for defendant-appellee Rust Equipment Co.

Sarah M. Bradley, Bradley & McCulloch, P.A., Albuquerque, for defendant-appellee Broce Const. Co.

Grey W. Handy, Carpenter, Comeau, Maldegen, Brennan, Nixon & Templeman, Santa Fe, for defendant-appellee Richardson Ford Sales.

Mark J. Riley, Padilla, Riley & Shane, P.A., Albuquerque, for plaintiff-in-intervention Mountain States Mut. Cas. Co.


OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

This consolidated appeal began as a wrongful death case in which Plaintiff's father was run over and killed by a backing tractor-trailer road construction truck. Plaintiff appeals the district court's granting of summary judgment in favor of the record owner of the tractor-trailer. Plaintiff also appeals the granting of summary judgment in favor of the manufacturers and sellers of the tractor-trailer. Involuntary-Plaintiff appeals...

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