Hansler v. Bass

How courts have described this case

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• stating that while a party opposing summary judgment is entitled to have reasonable inferences drawn from the facts, stacking of inference upon inference is not permitted
• noting that a principal will be liable for the acts of its agent “when the [principal-agent] relationship existed in respect to the very thing from which the injury arose”
• applying N.M. Stat.Ann. Sec. 54-1-7, UPA Sec. 7, to joint venture
• rejecting a claim of agency for lack 15 of supporting evidence
• “An agent is one authorized by another to act on his behalf and under his control.”
• employer nonliability does not apply when work is intrinsically or inherently dangerous

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