Legal Opinion
Ortiz v. Lane
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided January 16, 1979No. 3303PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
Ortiz sued Lane for a return of property held under a real estate contract in which Lane held the legal title. Judgment was entered that Lane execute a quitclaim deed conveying the property to Ortiz based upon the doctrine of equitable estoppel. We reverse and hold that Ortiz is entitled to a return of the property but not to a quitclaim deed from Lane.
The trial court made the following findings of fact and conclusions of law:
Findings of Fact
1. That on or about July 5, 1974, the plaintiff purchased the property described in the First Amended Complaint of John C. Brooks and…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McNeely Ex Rel. McNeely v. WaltersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1937
- The First National Bank & Trust Company of Chickasha v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
- Ott v. KellerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976
- Snipes v. Dexter Gin Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1941
- Trickey v. ZumwaltNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1971
3Cited by15 opinions
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- Plaza National Bank v. ValdezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1987
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