Legal Opinion
Merrill v. Klein
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided May 20, 1947No. 5009PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGHEE, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment holding that the defendant was guilty of an unlawful detainer. We will refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court.
On May 15, 1925, Mrs. Dave Stockton, mother of the plaintiff, leased the property involved herein to J. L. McDermott for 5 years, with a provision that part of the rent was to be paid to the First National Bank of Raton to apply on indebtedness owing for improvements made on the lot.
The lease provided:
“Said Second party shall be permitted and required .to assign his right, title and interest in this lease to The First…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Otero v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1916
- Maniatty v. Carroll Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1945
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