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Public Service Co. v. Approximately 15.49 Acres of Land

District Court, D. New Mexico

Decided December 1, 2015No. 15 CV 501 JAP/CGPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS THE NAVAJO NATION AND ALLOTMENT NUMBERS 1160 AND 1392

JAMES A. PARKER, SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

On June 13, 2015, Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) filed a COMPLAINT FOR CONDEMNATION (Doc. No. 1) seeking a perpetual easement for electrical transmission lines. (See Complaint Exs. 2-6; ¶ 37.) PNM brought this action to condemn a perpetual easement over five parcels of land owned by members of the Navajo Nation (Nation): (1) Allotment 1160, (2) Allotment 1204, (3) Allotment 1340, (4) Allotment 1392, and (5) Allotment 1877…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. United States v. KingSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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