· 3/2/1982
Bartlett v. New Mexico Welding Supply, Inc.
Citations
- 646 P.2d 579
- 98 N.M. 152
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that non-party tortfeasors must be included in the apportionment of comparative fault
- setting 19 forth the general rule that each tortfeasor is severally responsible for its own 1 percentage of comparative fault for that injury
- “We are unwilling ... to say that although fault may be apportioned, causation cannot. If the jury can do one, it can do the other.”
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Judges: Wood, Walters, Lopez
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