Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. Steinkraus
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided July 5, 1966No. 7825PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NOBLE, Justice.
The State Highway Commission of New Mexico (hereafter termed Commission) has appealed from a judgment awarding damages to defendants for the taking of certain of their property by eminent domain, brought pursuant to the special alternative condemnation procedure (§§ 22-9-39 to 22-9-61, N.M.S.A. 1953).
The Commission strongly urges error because the trial court permitted the landowners to call, as an adverse witness, an expert appraiser, Mr. McMullen, who was employed and paid by the Commission to appraise the property taken in this action. The exact ground of the asserted…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- People Ex Rel. Dept. of Public Works v. DonovanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
- Pennsylvania Co. for Insurances on Lives & Granting Annuities v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
- State v. BiggersTexas Supreme Court · 1962
- Crist v. Iowa State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Halford v. YandellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
- Davila Ex Rel. Taylor v. BodelsonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
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