Legal Opinion

Dinkle v. Denton

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided February 1, 1961No. 6615PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRANK B. ZINN, District Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment in the amount of $6,000 against appellant, who seeks reversal on several grounds: 1. that the judgment was excessive; 2. that the claim was released by a co-obligor; 3. denial of a tender of parol testimony to support a different construction of the contract; 4. that tender of proof of a set-off was refused.

Appellant, Edwin T. Denton, defendant in the District Court was sued by appellee, Dinkle, trustee in bankruptcy of Denton and Griggs, building contractors, a partnership.

The relief sought by the appellee in his case below was…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Williams v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
  2. Pendergrass v. LovelaceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1953
  3. Feldmesser v. LembergerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1925
  4. Locke v. MurdochNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Davis v. CampbellNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1948

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Lujan v. GonzalesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
  2. Vallejos v. C. E. Glass Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
  3. First Nat. Bank of Clovis v. Diane, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. Seafirst Center Ltd. Partnership v. EricksonWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Ruiz v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1978

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