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· 6/5/1954

Mellas v. Lowdermilk

Citations

  • 271 P.2d 399
  • 58 N.M. 363

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding trial court erred by not sustaining defendants’ motions for a directed verdict in wrongful death case based on attractive nuisance
  • canal is not an attractive nuisance in light of its usefulness and the cost of fencing
  • canal is not an attractive nuisance in light of its usefulness and the cost of fencing
  • “Ponds, pools, lakes, streams, and other waters embody perils that are deemed to be obvious to children of the tenderest years.”

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Judges: Lujan, McGhee, Compton, Seymour, Sadler

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