Legal Opinion
Acme Cigarette Services, Inc. v. Gallegos
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 28, 1978No. 3086PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
Plaintiff, Acme, and defendant, Estes, are competitors in the vending machine business. Acme sued Estes for damages because Estes induced one of Acme’s contractual customers, Gallegos, to terminate a concession lease with Acme. Thereafter, Estes installed his own vending machines in Gallegos’ property. Prom a judgment for Acme, Estes appeals. We affirm.
On May 17, 1974, Acme and Oliver Gallegos, d/b/a Oliver’s Bar, executed an exclusive three-year concession lease for vending machines that Acme installed in Gallegos’ bar. Sometime prior to May 9, 1975, Estes and Gallegos…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Wolf v. PerryNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1959
- Williams v. AshcraftNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1963
- Independent Steel & Wire Co. v. New Mexico Cent. R.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1918
- El Dorado Ice & Planing Mill Co. v. KinardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
- Batchelor v. CharleyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- McGinnis v. Honeywell, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
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