Legal Opinion
Buckner v. Buckner
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided January 19, 1981No. 13009PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EASLEY, Chief Justice.
Seymour D. Buckner filed suit against Mrs. Buckner for divorce. She filed a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and forum non conveniens; the trial court granted the motion. Buckner appealed. We reverse.
Over five years prior to the time Buckner filed suit in New Mexico solely for a dissolution of the marriage, the parties had been engaged in a suit for separate maintenance, alimony and child support in a New York court. Since that cause was filed Buckner has established residence in New Mexico for a sufficient time to legally petition for divorce.
We must…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Motor Inn Management, Inc. v. Irvin-Fuller Development Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
- Chavez v. ChavezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1935
- Torres v. GambleNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- Hemmelgarn v. Boeing Co.California Court of Appeal · 1980
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- First Financial Trust Co. v. ScottNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1996
- State Ex Rel. Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. FrostNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
- Werner v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1993
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