Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Martinez v. City of Roswell

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided September 14, 1992No. 11693PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ALARID, Chief Judge.

The City of Roswell appeals from a decision by the district court awarding summary judgment to the state. For reasons discussed herein we affirm the order granting summary judgment.

Introduction

This case and its companion, see State ex rel. Martinez v. Parker Townsend Ranch Co., (Ct.App.1992) (No. 11,679) arise out of complex litigation involving water rights in the Pecos stream system. The dispositive issues in both cases are deeply rooted in the hybrid administrative/adjudicative water rights system in New Mexico. See NMSA 1978, § 72-2-9 (Repl.Pamp.1985) (state…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. City of Albuquerque v. ReynoldsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
  2. Templeton v. Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy DistrictNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1958
  3. Jelso v. World Balloon Corp.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. State Ex Rel. Reynolds v. MendenhallNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
  5. State Ex Rel. Reynolds v. AllmanNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Herrington v. State Ex Rel. Office of the State EngineerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2006
  2. State Ex Rel. Martinez v. LewisNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. State ex rel. Martinez v. Parker Townsend Ranch Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. Montgomery v. New Mexico State EngineerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2005
  5. Herrington v. State Ex Rel. Office of the State EngineerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2004

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