Speartex Grain Co. v. West

OPINION

HENDLEY, Judge.

Plaintiffs sued to foreclose a lien allegedly placed upon defendants’ property pursuant to § 42-4-18, N.M.S.A.1978. Defendants were granted summary judgment and we granted plaintiffs’ application for an interlocutory appeal. The sole issue relates to the foregoing statute as applied to a lessee. We affirm.

Plaintiffs were lessees of a tract of land currently owned by defendants. During their tenancy, plaintiffs allegedly made improvements and repairs to the property. In their first amended complaint plaintiffs seek reimbursement for their expenses and damages for breach…