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64 N.M. 163

326 P.2d 95

Jontz v. Alderete

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided March 18, 1958

New Mexico Supreme Court · decided 1958-03-18

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Decided 1958-03-18

How this case has been cited

Cited by 48 later decisions — most recently March 2009 · most notably Ammerman v. Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (1976), Galvan v. Miller (1968)

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McGHEE, Justice

¶1(specially concurring).

¶2The conclusions that neither the plaintiff nor defendant was negligent should be treated as findings of fact, as well as the one wherein it is stated the collision was an unavoidable accident.

¶3I do not, however, agree with them. The record shows the collision was caused by the negligence of one or both drivers, and there is no support in my opinion for a finding that this was an unavoidable accident.

¶4This judgment should be reversed and remanded for a new trial before a jury or another judge.

¶5If the collision was caused by Padilla’s negligence alone then the intervenor could not recover because of the guest statute, but if it was caused by the negligence of the plaintiff or the concurring negligence of the plaintiff and Padilla, then judgment should go against the plaintiff.

¶6For the above reasons alone I concur in a reversal of the judgment.

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