Legal Opinion
Hamaatsa, Inc. v. Pueblo of San Felipe
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 20, 2013No. 34,287; Docket No. 31,297PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
Hamaatsa, Inc. filed an action against the Pueblo of San Felipe seeking a declaration that a road, which crossed Pueblo property that was acquired in fee simple, was a state public road. In an interlocutory appeal, the Pueblo contends that the district court erred in denying the Pueblo’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction based on sovereign immunity. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
The Complaint
Hamaatsa’s complaint requests the district court to declare Northern R.S. 2477 (the road) a state public road. Further, as a member of the public and the owner of…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- South v. LujanNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2014
- Hamaatsa, Inc. v. Pueblo of San FelipeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2016
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