State Supreme Court / N.M.

Gallegos v. Citizens Insurance Agency

Decided August 21, 1989. Richard E. Ransom wrote the opinion for the court.

779 P.2d 99 · Cited 111 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.

United Nuclear Corp. v. Allendale Mutual Insurance · 709 P.2d 649
Holguin v. Elephant Butte Irrigation District · 575 P.2d 88
Ronald A. Coco, Inc. v. St. Paul's Methodist Church · 428 P.2d 636
Fryar v. Employers Ins. of Wausau · 607 P.2d 615
Tincombe v. Colorado Construction & Supply Corp. · 681 P.2d 533
State v. Hoxsie · 677 P.2d 620
Tipton v. Texaco, Inc. · 712 P.2d 1351
Trujillo v. Glen Falls Insurance Company · 540 P.2d 209
Vickrey v. Dunivan · 59 N.M. 90
State v. Taylor · 752 P.2d 781
Sayner v. Sholer · 425 P.2d 743
State v. Smith · 721 P.2d 397
Tabet v. Campbell · 681 P.2d 1111
Sunbird Aviation, Inc. v. Anderson · 651 P.2d 622
Barnes v. Sadler Associates, Inc. · 622 P.2d 239
Otero v. Wheeler · 701 P.2d 369
Berry v. Pennsylvania Fire Ins. Co. · 274 P. 169

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