State Supreme Court / N.M.

Kestenbaum v. Pennzoil Co.

Decided November 30, 1988. Richard E. Ransom wrote the opinion for the court.

766 P.2d 280 · Cited 83 times

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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.

Toussaint v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield · 292 N.W.2d 880
Weiner v. McGraw-Hill, Inc. · 57 N.Y.2d 458
Pugh v. See's Candies, Inc. · 116 Cal. App. 3d 311
Jackson v. Southwestern Public Service Company · 349 P.2d 1029
Kiker v. Bank Sav. Life Ins. Co. · 23 P.2d 366
State ex rel. State Highway Department v. Robinson · 84 N.M. 628
Thompson v. St. Regis Paper Company · 685 P.2d 1081
Aultman v. Dallas Railway & Terminal Co. · 260 S.W.2d 596
Leikvold v. Valley View Community Hospital · 688 P.2d 170
Simpson v. Western Graphics Corp. · 643 P.2d 1276
Griego v. Conwell · 222 P.2d 606
Forrester v. Parker · 93 N.M. 781
Sanchez v. the New Mexican · 738 P.2d 1321
Lukoski v. Sandia Indian Management Co. · 748 P.2d 507
Gonzales v. United Southwest National Bank · 602 P.2d 619
Hudson v. Otero · 459 P.2d 830
Francis v. Memorial General Hospital · 726 P.2d 852
Apodaca v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. · 433 P.2d 86
Kinney v. Luther · 641 P.2d 506

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