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· 2/21/1975

Maestas v. Overton

Citations

  • 531 P.2d 947
  • 87 N.M. 213

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing right of spouse to recover for intentional tort inflicted by other spouse
  • there is no immunity from tort liability between spouses by reason of the marriage relationship
  • The court “abolish[ed] the rule established in Nickerson [and Matson v. Nickerson, 65 Tex. 281 (1886
  • wrongful death — airplane crash
  • tort occurring prior to marriage

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Judges: Stephenson, McManus, Oman, Montoya, Martinez

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