BUSTOS v. CITY OF CLOVIS

No. 33,405.

365 P.3d 67 (2015)

2016-NMCA-018

Art BUSTOS, Personal Representative for the Estate of Juventino Hernandez, Deceased, Odilia Palma De Ceballos, Wife, Denise Alejandra Ceballos-Palma, Daughter, individually, and Odilia Palma De Ceballos, as Parent and Next Friend of Guadalupe Ceballos-Palma and Sarah Ceballos-Palma, Minor Children, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF CLOVIS, Clovis Police Department, Officers Doug Ford, Eric Muller, and David Bryant, Individually and in their official capacities, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied, January 5, 2016, No. S-1-SC-35651.

Certiorari Denied, January 25, 2016, No. S-1-SC-35658.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lindsey Law Firm, L.L.C., Daniel R. Lindsey , Clovis, NM, for Appellants.

Beall & Biehler, Gregory L. Biehler , Gianna M. Mendoza , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellees.


OPINION

{1} This case requires us to revisit the requirements for imposing joint and several liability on the original tortfeasor when there are successive tortfeasors. We conclude that the district court erred in granting summary judgment on Plaintiffs' wrongful death claim after ruling as a matter of...

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