Legal Opinion

Sanchez v. Torres

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided March 27, 1934No. 3862PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AVATSON, Chief Justice.

Macario Torres died testate October 30, 1927. He left all his property to Maria A. de Torres, his widow. Julian Sanchez, born June 23, 1921, and Alejandro Sanchez^ born June 29, 1924, sons of Elena Sanchez, appearing in this cause as their next friend, sued to establish rights of inheritance. They claimed to be illegitimate sons of the deceased (1929 Comp. St. § 38-114), and that not having been named or provided for in the will, they are entitled to share in the estate as if their putative father had died intestate (1929 Comp. St. § 154-112).

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Sanchez v. TorresNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1931

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. State v. ChamberlainNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Gerety v. DemersNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Sangre De Cristo Development Corp. v. City of Santa FeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Genuine Parts Co. v. GarciaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Varney v. TaylorNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968

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