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SMITH v. HALLIBURTON CO.

No. 13870.

879 P.2d 1198 (1994)

118 N.M. 179

Virlon L. SMITH, Sr., Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Dennis Smith, Deceased; Abel Cabello; and Fifty-Five Well Servicing, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HALLIBURTON COMPANY and Stevens & Tull, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, and Dana Corporation; Wilson Manufacturing Co., a Subsidiary of Dana Corporation; Wilson-Wichita, Inc.; and Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, Cross-Defendants-Appellees, and Gregory Rig Service and Sales, Inc., Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied May 16, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Stout, Lowell Stout, Stout & Stout, Hobbs, for plaintiffs-appellants Virlon L. Smith, Sr., Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Dennis Smith, Deceased, and Abel Cabello.

Harold L. Hensley, Jr., James M. Hudson, Hinkle, Cox, Eaton, Coffield & Hensley, Roswell, for plaintiff-appellant Fifty-Five Well Servicing, Inc.

C. Barry Crutchfield, Templeman & Crutchfield, Lovington, for defendant-cross-claimant-appellant Gregory Rig Service and Sales, Inc.

John A. "Jad" Davis, Jr., Kemp, Smith, Duncan & Hammond, P.C., Midland, Texas, Bruce T. Thompson, Civerolo, Hansen & Wolf, P.A., Albuquerque, for defendants-cross-defendants-appellees Dana Corp., Wilson Mfg. Co., and Hartford Acc. and Indem. Co.

OPINION

MINZNER, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs and Defendant Gregory Rig Service and Sales, Inc. (hereinafter "Plaintiffs") appeal from a district court decision granting motions for summary judgment and dismissing an amended complaint based on negligence, breach of warranty, and products liability and a cross-claim filed by Gregory Rig. We must determine whether the law of the forum or the law of the state of incorporation controls Plaintiffs' right to...

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