New Mexico Supreme Court· 4/23/1979

F & T CO. v. Woods

Citations

594 P.2d 745
92 N.M. 697

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holding that employer was not liable for tortious acts of off-duty employee
holding that “we do not believe that the rape of plaintiff by defendant’s employee could be remotely considered to have been foreseeable by defendant or to be a natural or probable result of defendant’s retention of its employee”
recognizing the long-established rule that proximate cause is ordinarily a question of fact but also recognizing that if reasonable minds cannot differ, causation is a question of law
to hold employer liable for negligent hiring or retention, employer's negligence must be proximate cause of plaintiff's injuries
rape of former customer by deliveryman was not foreseeable even though employer had knowledge of pri- or criminal record
“It is not enough that plaintiff prove that defendant was negligent in hiring or retaining Sanders. In addition, plaintiff must prove that the negligent hiring or retention of Sanders was the proximate cause of the rape.” 594 P.2d at 747-748

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Judges: Federici, McManus, Easley, Payne, Sosa

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