SUTTON v. CHEVRON OIL COMPANY

No. 1065.

514 P.2d 1301 (1973)

85 N.M. 604

Charles M. SUTTON, Individually and Administrator and Personal Representative of the Estate of Mona Ray Sutton, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHEVRON OIL COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted July 18, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur O. Beach, Joseph L. Smith, Smith & Ransom Law Offices, Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellant.

Donald L. Jones, K. Gill Shaffer, Shaffer & Butt, Albuquerque, for defendants-appellees.


OPINION

SUTIN, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from a summary judgment granted Chevron Oil Company (Chevron) arising out of a claim for damages for wrongful death caused by alleged negligence of defendant Sharp, the lessee and operator of a Chevron oil station.

We reverse.

Chevron did business as Standard Oil Company of Texas (Standard).

On June 15, 1968, Standard, lessor, leased the service station...

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