Maestas Ex Rel. Estate of Varela v. Zager

Decided January 23, 2007. Petra Jimenez Maes wrote the opinion for the court.

152 P.3d 141 · Cited 73 times

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• Roberts v. Southwest Community Health Services · 114 N.M. 248
• Cummings v. X-Ray Associates of New Mexico, P. C. · 918 P.2d 1321
• Cobb v. State Canvassing Board · 140 N.M. 77
• Kern Ex Rel. Kern v. St. Joseph Hospital, Inc. · 697 P.2d 135
• Rutherford v. Chaves County · 69 P.3d 1199
• Allen v. State · 826 P.2d 200

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