Legal Opinion

State v. Padilla

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided May 26, 1980No. 12308PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SOSA, Chief Justice.

This suit is in the nature of a quo warranto action, brought by the plaintiffs to challenge defendants’ title to office on the board of education of the West Las Vegas School District. The district court entered judgment against defendants Pete Garcia and Filiberto Padilla, and dismissed the complaint as to defendant Ray Leger, and entered judgment in favor of defendant Rudolfo Roybal. Defendants Garcia and Padilla appeal. We affirm.

The issues we decide are (1) whether the trial court had jurisdiction in a quo warranto action to remove school board members from…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Newsome v. AlaridNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
  2. State Ex Rel. Anaya v. McBrideNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1975
  3. State Ex Inf. McKittrick v. WymoreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1938
  4. State Ex Rel. Smith v. BohannanArizona Supreme Court · 1966
  5. Gibbany v. FordNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1924

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State Ex Rel. King v. SloanNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2011

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