Opinion ID: 1194245
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Heading: Submission of Special Interrogatories.

Text: The Union contends that the trial judge's refusal to submit interrogatories to the jury is reversible error. A trial judge has the discretion on whether to submit interrogatories to the jury, and we will not disturb his decision unless that discretion was abused. State ex rel. State Highway Commission v. Chavez, 80 N.M. 394, 456 P.2d 868 (1969); Landers v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co., 73 N.M. 131, 386 P.2d 46 (1963). After reviewing Union's requested jury instruction and the instructions given, we find that the trial judge acted reasonably and did not abuse his discretion.