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Title: Pope v. Gap Inc.
Author : New Mexico Court of Appeals
Release Date : January 18, 1998
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 59 KB

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APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BERNALILLO COUNTY DIANE DAL SANTO, District Judge {1} In this appeal, we examine the meaning of an offer of judgment under Rule 1-068 NMRA 1998. Specifically, we address two issues: (1) whether, in making and accepting an offer of judgment under Rule 1-068, the parties, Plaintiff Robert Pope (Pope) and Defendant The Gap, Inc. (The Gap), agreed to the form of judgment entered by the trial court, and (2) whether a Rule 1-068 judgment that is silent on the issue of liability can constitute a determination of liability or an admission of liability which may be used against the offeror in other litigation. For the reasons discussed herein, we hold that the parties did not agree to the form of judgment entered by the trial court. That form of judgment contains language expressly negating The Gap's liability and Pope's damages. Rather, we conclude that The Gap is contractually bound to the form of judgment proposed by Pope, which contains no express disclaimer of liability. In so concluding, however, we hold that a Rule 1-068 judgment, which is silent regarding liability, cannot constitute a judicial determination or admission of liability that may be used against The Gap in other litigation. We reverse the trial court's judgment and remand with instructions to enter Pope's proposed form of judgment. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND