TORRES v. EL PASO ELEC. CO.

No. 24,300.

987 P.2d 386 (1999)

127 N.M. 729

1999-NMSC-029

Francisco J. TORRES and Sonia A. Torres, his wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

June 30, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T.O. Gilstrap, Jr., El Paso, TX, Pickett & Associates, Lawrence M. Pickett, Las Cruces, for appellants.

Law Office of T.A. Sandenaw, Leonard J. Piazza, Thomas A. Sandenaw, Jr., Las Cruces, Small, Craig & Werkenthin, P.C., Aldean E. Kainz, Jeffrey T. Knebel, Austin, TX, for appellees.


OPINION

SERNA, Justice.

{1} Plaintiffs-Appellants Francisco Torres and Sonia Torres filed a personal injury action against Defendant-Appellee El Paso Electric Company (EPEC) in the district court. The Torreses appeal from a directed verdict in favor of EPEC on a claim of intentional spoliation of evidence, from a directed verdict in favor of EPEC on a claim for punitive damages, and from a jury verdict and judgment in favor of EPEC on claims of negligence...

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