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· 5/4/1987

Thompson Drilling, Inc. v. Romig

Citations

  • 736 P.2d 979
  • 105 N.M. 701

How courts have described this case

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

  • ruling that a fee award of $15,945, almost two times greater than the jury's verdict of $8,309, was unreasonable and reducing the award to $5,211
  • ruling that a fee award of $15,945, almost two times greater than the jury’s verdict of $8,309, was unreasonable and reducing the award to $5,211
  • holding that a party is entitled to have a jury instructed on a legal theory if the theory is supported by the evidence
  • providing that if a legal theory is supported by the evidence, a party is entitled to have the jury instructed on that theory
  • concluding attorney fees award was unreasonable in part because the case was not particularly complex
  • concluding attorney fees award was unreasonable in part because the case was not particularly complex

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Judges: Sosa, Scarborough, Ransom

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