City of Socorro v. Cook
New Mexico Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Socorro County; .Mech-em, Judge. Action for injunction by the City of Socorro against George E. Cook. From judgment perpetuating an injunction, defendant appeals. It has often been held that the decisions rendered by an officer or a board of state or municipal officers, when acting judicially, has the force and effect of a judgment.
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Appeal from District Court, Socorro County; .Mech-em, Judge. Action for injunction by the City of Socorro against George E. Cook. From judgment perpetuating an injunction, defendant appeals. It has often been held that the decisions rendered by an officer or a board of state or municipal officers, when acting judicially, has the force and effect of a judgment. Amy v. May, 42 Pac. 1121; 23 Cyc. 1115; Sanders v. Whitesides, 10 Cal. 88; State v. Houston (Nebr.) 142 N. W. 796; Conn. & P. R. Co. v. Bailey, 24 Yt. 465; Hibben v. Smith, 62 N. E., 447; Smelting Co. v. Kemp, 104 U. S., 636 (640) ; 23…
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT.
BOBEBTS,’ J.
This is an appeal from the judgment of the district court of Socorro county perpetuating an injunction restraining the appellant, George E. Cook, from fencing a certain lot or tract of land claimed by him under a chain of title reaching back, to the city of Socorro itself, the appellee in this cause.
In 1892 the court of private land claims, at a session held in the city of Santa Fe, entered a decree confirming to the city of Socorro and one Candelario Garcia, in trust for the benefit of said city and the inhabitants thereof, four square Spanish leagues of…
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