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· 10/7/1983

Tafoya Ex Rel. Tafoya v. Doe

Citations

  • 670 P.2d 582
  • 100 N.M. 328

How courts have described this case

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  • finding that “one unable to comply with a notice requirement by reason of minority is protected by the reasonableness requirements of the common law, the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, or similar provisions in their state constitution”
  • treating a notice statute for claims against the state as a statute of limitations and holding that equal protection was violated when the notice statute was applied to minors who could not reasonably be expected to file notice of injury within one hundred and twenty days
  • treating a notice statute for claims against the state as a statute of limitations and holding that equal protection was violated when the notice statute was applied to minors who could not reasonably be expected to file notice of injury within one hundred and twenty days

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Judges: Walters, Wood, Hendley

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