Legal Opinion

Baca v. Perea

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided October 2, 1919No. 2190PublishedCited by 30 opinions

Error to District Court, Sandoval County; Raynolds, Judge. Suit bjr Socino C. De Baca against Jaeobo Perea, with counterclaim and cross-complaint by defendant. Judgment for defendant, dismissing the complaint on the merits, and plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OP THE COURT.

ROBERTS, J.

Plaintiff in error sued defendant in error in the court below "for contribution, alleging in substance that on the 30th day of June, 1915, plaintiff and defendant became joint sureties upon the note of Emiliano Lucero to the State National Bank of Albuquerque for the sum of $3,000; that, the principal failing to pay the note, the bank demanded payment thereof from the sureties; that the defendant failed and refused to pay, and in order to prevent suit plaintiff was forced to and did pay the full amount of the note; that nothing had been paid to the plaintiff,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Fullen v. FullenNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Neher v. ArmijoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Goode v. Colorado Investment Loan Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1911
  4. de Baca v. WilcoxNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1902

3Cited by30 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Burg v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1926
  2. Gracia v. BittnerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. Sundance Mechanical & Utility Corp. v. AtlasNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
  4. DesGeorges v. GraingerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
  5. Sais v. City Electric Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1920

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