Legal Opinion

Greer v. Johnson

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided December 30, 1971No. 9289PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

OMAN, Justice.

Defendant, James P. Johnson, appeals from an order finding him in contempt of court and committing him to jail until he purges himself of the contempt. We affirm.

On March 9, 1970, a judgment was entered by the district court in which a portion of defendant’s home, designated as the “upper portal,” was held to constitute “an additional story above the story beneath it,” and, therefore, in violation of a restrictive covenant which reads:

“That dwelling houses constructed upon the land described in said Deed shall be single-family dwelling houses only. Said houses to consist…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. Reies Lopez Tijerina and Jerry NollCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
  2. State Ex Rel. Bliss v. GreenwoodNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1957
  3. Samora v. BradfordNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
  4. Dunham v. StitzbergNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1948
  5. Durrett v. PetritsisNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1970

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Seven Rivers Farm, Inc. v. ReynoldsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
  2. State Ex Rel. Udall v. WimberlyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. Federal Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n v. ChiulliNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2018
  4. State ex rel. Children, Youth & Families Department v. Mercer-SmithNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2015
  5. State ex rel. Children, Youth & Families Dep't v. Mercer-SmithNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2015

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