Legal Opinion

Hughes v. Betenbough

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided July 5, 1962No. 7075PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COMPTON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment quieting title in appellees to certain real property; enjoining appellants from making claims contrary to the terms of a contract dated August 12, 1947; and enjoining the distribution of the estate of one Alice Whitmire, deceased.

The questions presented are: (1) adequacy of consideration for the contract; (2) whether the court below had jurisdiction to determine the persons entitled to distribution of the estate; and (3) whether there was error in the admission into evidence certain depositions.

The record is involved and entangled. On…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Moruzzi v. Federal Life & Casualty Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1938
  2. Yates v. American Republics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1947
  3. Preston v. HamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
  4. Warner v. WarnerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
  5. Spangenberg v. SpangenbergCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1912

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Hummer v. BetenboughNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Aragon v. BoydNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1969
  3. Matter of Estate of CruseNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Tyrrell v. McCawNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Hummer v. BetenboughNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1965

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