Legal Opinion

Richardson Ford Sales v. Cummins

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided June 8, 1964No. 7416PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NOBLE, Justice.

Appellant (plaintiff) seeks to subject former community property awarded to the wife in a divorce action to the payment of a community debt. He has appealed from an order determining that by reason of the divorce judgment the property became her separate estate and is, therefore, not liable for the debt.

We are urged to determine that a creditor of the former community may follow the property into the wife’s hands after divorce, and subject it to payment of such debt. Unfortunately, however, because of a deficient record, we cannot reach that question.

Even though appellant…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Sardo v. McGrath Attorney General of United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
  2. State v. EdwardsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Gonzales v. Gackle Drilling CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
  4. Hamilton v. DotyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Miller v. SmithNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1955

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State v. GunthorpeNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
  2. Cromer v. JW Jones Construction CompanyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1968
  3. Southern Union Gas Company v. TaylorNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1971
  4. Westland Development Co. v. SaavedraNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1969
  5. State v. BuchananNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967

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