NM Bar case studies

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The New Mexico Bar Examination is the licensing examination a candidate must pass to be admitted to the practice of law in New Mexico. It is administered by the New Mexico Board of Bar Examiners and is built on the Uniform Bar Examination - a shared national format developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners that New Mexico has adopted alongside most other jurisdictions. The NM Bar case studies are 5 cases and about 4,882 words.

Removal After the Clock Has Run: Ad Damnum, 'Other Paper,' and Fraudulent Joinder

Rosa, a citizen of Arizona, was injured when a delivery truck struck her car in Phoenix. On February 20 she sued in Arizona Superior Court naming two defendants: Delta Delivery, Inc., incorporated and headquartered in Nevada, which owned and operated the truck; and Local Leasing LLC, an Arizona company that financed the truck under a bare lease and had no role in hiring, training, or supervising the driver.

1,035 words, about 5 min 2

The Battle of the Forms and a Cure That Arrives One Day Early

Buyer, a New Mexico manufacturer, has bought precision housings from Seller, an Ohio machine shop, for nine years. Every order follows the same pattern: Buyer faxes a purchase order stating quantity, price, a June 15 delivery date, and a legend that Seller's acceptance is expressly limited to the terms of the order.

1,069 words, about 5 min 3

Invocation, Imputed Knowledge, and a Lineup After Arraignment

a clerk at an Albuquerque convenience store called 911 during an armed robbery and told the dispatcher, "He just ran out - gray hoodie, silver revolver, headed east on Central." The clerk died of a heart attack four months later. A customer who witnessed the robbery identified Devon from a photo array that same night.

1,005 words, about 5 min 4

Quasi-Easement, a Locked Gate, and a Garden That Vest Title

In 2003 Owen owned a 40-acre tract in New Mexico with a gravel driveway connecting a farmhouse to the county road. Owen split the tract, conveying the landlocked northern 15 acres (Parcel A) to Alice by a deed that said nothing about access, and Alice recorded.

814 words, about 4 min 5

Contributory Negligence Across State Lines: Klaxon, Public Policy, and the Empty Defense

Maria, domiciled in State A, was driving through State C when a tractor-trailer owned by Hasten Freight crossed the center line and struck her car. Hasten is incorporated and headquartered in State B.

959 words, about 5 min