Legal Opinion
Sun Vineyards, Inc. v. Luna County Wine Development Corp.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 13, 1988No. 17380PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RANSOM, Justice.
This suit to quiet title to water rights and for breach of contract arose out of the sale of a vineyard near Deming, New Mexico. On August 31, 1984, Luna County Wine Development Corporation (Wine Development) conveyed by warranty deed to Pascal Moulin, Sun Vineyards’ predecessor in interest and president, 84.48 acres “with water rights.” Of the 84.48 acres, 76.61 were irrigated vineyard.
By early 1983, Wine Development had acquired in Luna County approximately 720 acres of land which included 467.1 acres with block or flood irrigation rights of three acre-feet per acre…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cave v. CaveNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1970
- Jesko v. Stauffer Chemical CompanyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976
- State Ex Rel. Reynolds v. MendenhallNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
- Perez v. GallegosNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1974
- Clear v. PattersonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
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