· 1/25/1994
Vigil v. Thriftway Marketing Corp.
Citations
- 870 P.2d 138
- 117 N.M. 176
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- requesting a trial setting on the merits demonstrated pursuit of the ease
- “Oral rulings are not final and therefore [are] not a proper basis for an appeal.”
- “Where a rule of civil procedure addresses the specific situation before a court, a trial judge is not free to ignore the dictates of the rule and rely instead on inherent authority.”
- “Nevertheless, our concern with expeditious case management should not blind us to the true goal of our system, which is to provide a fair determination of legitimate issues brought before us.” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)
- discussing dismissals under the current version of Rule 1-041(E)(2)
- discussing dismissals under the current version of Rule 1-041(E)(2)
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Judges: Black, Apodaca, Pickard
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