Legal Opinion

Ostic v. Stephens

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided August 14, 1951No. 5430PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

■'-COMPTON, Justice.

The -case involves an election contest. The principal question is whether Chapter 59,' Law's’ 'of 1933, ’ section 14— Í305, 1941 Comp, 'providing for ■ election contests for the various municipal officers, including aldermen and trustees, includes contest for officers of municipalities operating under the commission form of government pursuant .to., the; provisions of Chapter 21, Laws of .1921',':, and.. ftet-s amendatory thereto. 1941- Comp. § 14-1101 et seq. If not, the district court was without jurisdiction to entertain the contest.

The City of Tucumcari had previously…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Crist v. AbbottNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1917
  2. Wood v. BealsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1923
  3. Montoya v. GuruleNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1934
  4. State Ex Rel. Denton v. VinyardNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1951
  5. Rogers v. ScottNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1931

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. RodriguezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1958
  2. Perez v. SisnerosNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
  3. Gonzales v. Middle Rio Grande Conservancy DistrictNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. Romenesko v. BarberNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968

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