State Supreme Court / N.M.

Coates v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Decided February 22, 1999. Gene Edward Franchini wrote the opinion for the court.

127 N.M. 47 · Cited 119 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Clay v. Ferrellgas, Inc. · 881 P.2d 11
Sabella v. Manor Care, Inc. · 915 P.2d 901
Herron v. Tribune Publishing Co. · 736 P.2d 249
State v. Gonzales · 824 P.2d 1023
Coleman v. Eddy Potash, Inc. · 905 P.2d 185
Lakin v. Watkins Associated Industries · 863 P.2d 179
Allsup's Convenience Stores, Inc. v. North River Insurance · 976 P.2d 1
State v. Simonson · 669 P.2d 1092
State v. Jett · 805 P.2d 78
State v. Apodaca · 887 P.2d 756
Gonzales v. Surgidev Corp. · 899 P.2d 576
Digital & Analog Design Corp. v. North Supply Co. · 63 Ohio St. 3d 657
State v. Moore · 612 P.2d 1314
Wheeler Motor Co., Inc. v. Roth · 867 S.W.2d 446
Clovis National Bank v. Harmon · 692 P.2d 1315
Calleon v. Miyagi · 876 P.2d 1278
State v. Gilbert · 671 P.2d 640
Poling v. Wisconsin Physicians Service · 357 N.W.2d 293
Michaels v. Anglo American Auto Auctions, Inc. · 869 P.2d 279
Richardson v. Rutherford · 787 P.2d 414
Dees v. American National Fire Insurance · 861 P.2d 141
State v. Litteral · 793 P.2d 268
Green Tree Acceptance, Inc. v. Layton · 769 P.2d 84
Poore v. State · 608 P.2d 148
D'Arc Turcotte v. Estate of LaRose · 569 A.2d 1086

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