Begay v. Foutz & Tanner, Inc.

619 P.2d 551 (1979)

95 N.M. 106

Grace BEGAY, Lydia Reeves, Plaintiffs-Appellees,

v.

FOUTZ & TANNER, INC., d/b/a Tanner's Big Dollar, Defendant-Appellant.

Nos. 3804, 3805.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

October 23, 1979.

Rehearing Denied November 6, 1979.

Writ of Certiorari Granted December 14, 1979.

Judy A. Flynn-O'Brien, Earl R. Mettler, Timothy V. Flynn-O'Brien, Shiprock, for plaintiffs-appellees.

John E. Schindler, Palmer & Frost, Farmington, for defendant-appellant.

OPINION

WALTERS, Judge.

Plaintiffs Begay and Reeves are Indians who frequently pawned Indian jewelry articles with defendant trading…