[DOWNLOAD] "Bowman v. Inc. County of Los Alamos" by New Mexico Court of Appeals " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Bowman v. Inc. County of Los Alamos
- Author : New Mexico Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 16, 1985
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 58 KB
Description
Rita Bowman (plaintiff) appeals from a judgment of the District Court in this personal injury action. She alleged that the County of Los Alamos (defendant) was negligent in its maintenance of the grounds around Fuller Lodge (Lodge) in Los Alamos, and that she was injured as a result of such negligence. Trial was to the court, and the court found that defendant was one-third responsible for plaintiffs damages, and that an unknown person or persons was two-thirds responsible. The court found plaintiffs damages to total $30,000.00, and awarded judgment against defendant for $10,000.00. On appeal, plaintiff asserts: (1) the finding of third-party negligence was unsupported by the evidence; (2) the trial court abused its discretion in apportioning damages even if there was evidence of third-party negligence; and (3) the damages were inadequate as a matter of law. Because we reverse on the first point, we need not reach the second. We affirm on the issue of damages.