· 5/4/1987
Thompson Drilling, Inc. v. Romig
Citations
- 736 P.2d 979
- 105 N.M. 701
How courts have described this case
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- 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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