Legal Opinion

Holcomb v. Rodriguez

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided June 16, 2016No. S-1-SC-35998; Docket 33,481PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HANISEE, Judge.

{1} A jury found in favor of W.J. and Sharon Holcomb (Plaintiffs) on their trespass claims against Avedon Rodriguez and Theresa Martinez (Defendants). Defendants appeal, raising six claims of error. Plaintiffs cross-appeal the district court’s refusal to set Plaintiffs’ award of post-judgment interest at a rate of 15 percent per annum. We reject all of Defendants’ arguments and agree with Plaintiffs that the district court abused its discretion by refusing to award post-judgment interest in the amount required by statute. We therefore reverse and remand with instructions…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Matter of Adoption of DoeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Sims v. SimsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Headley v. Morgan Management Corp.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2005
  4. Woolwine v. Furr's, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. Melnick v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Collins v. St. Vincent Hosp., Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2017
  2. State v. MerhegeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2017
  3. Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company a/s/o Tau Technologies, LLC v. The United States of AmericaDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2026
  4. Holcomb v. RodriguezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2016
  5. State v. MerhegeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2017

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