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- Title: Massey V. Beacon Supply Co.
- Author : New Mexico Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 24, 1962
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
Description
This is a negligence action brought by plaintiff against Beacon Supply Company and Lee Barrett, a former employee of Beacon Supply Company, to recover for personal injuries and medical expenses as the result of an automobile accident in Farmington, New Mexico, on September 4, 1956. No service was had on Barrett but he testified for Beacon Supply Company at the trial. Defendant company answered and filed a counterclaim for damages to its automobile. A pretrial conference determined the issues to be agency, negligence, contributory negligence, unavoidable accident and damages. The cause was tried to the court without a jury. This appeal is taken from a judgment for plaintiff against Beacon Supply Company in the amount of $69.92 as special damages for medical expenses and $6,000 as general damages for injuries, disability, pain and suffering, past and future. Hereinafter Beacon Supply Company will be referred to as appellant and the plaintiff below will be referred to as appellee.