Legal Opinion
Aetna Finance Co. v. Gutierrez
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided August 26, 1981No. 13269PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EASLEY, Chief Justice.
Aetna Finance Company (Aetna) sued the Gutierrezes in Bernalillo County alleging default on a consumer loan contract. The Gutierrezes moved to dismiss claiming improper venue under Section 38-3-1, N.M.S. A.1978. The court denied the motion and the Gutierrezes appealed. We reverse.
This case presents issues of first impression in New Mexico: (1) whether a foreign corporation, authorized to do business in this state, is a resident of the county of its principal place of business for the purpose of laying venue; and (2) if not, since the statute allows a domestic…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Power Manufacturing Co. v. SaundersSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Bain Peanut Co. of Tex. v. PinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Seaboard Rice Milling Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by18 opinions
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