WALTA v. GALLEGOS LAW FIRM, P.C.

No. 20,913.

40 P.3d 449 (2001)

131 N.M. 544

2002-NMCA-015

Mary E. WALTA, Plaintiff-Counterdefendant-Appellee, v. GALLEGOS LAW FIRM, P.C., a New Mexico professional corporation, and J.E. "Gene" Gallegos, Defendants-Counterclaimants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied January 28, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

K. Stephen Royce, Maureen A. Sanders, Sanders & Westbrook, P.C., Philip B. Davis, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellee.

Sarah Singleton, Montgomery & Andrews, P.A., Steven L. Tucker, Tucker Law Firm, P.C., Santa Fe, NM, for Appellants.


Certiorari Denied, No. 27,281, January 28, 2002.

OPINION

BUSTAMANTE, Judge.

{1} This case involves the contested restructuring of a professional corporation engaged in the practice of law. J.E. "Gene" Gallegos (Gallegos) appeals the jury's award of punitive damages in favor of Mary E. Walta (Walta) for breach of fiduciary duties with respect to the purchase of Walta's stock in the corporation. Gallegos argues that the award of punitive damages...

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