Legal Opinion
City of Hobbs v. Biswell
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 26, 1970No. 405PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge.
Defendant was found guilty of violating an ordinance of the City of Hobbs which regulates pawnbrokers. The fact of the violation is not an issue. The appeal involves the validity of the ordinance. The issues are: (1) The authority of the City to adopt the ordinance; (2) whether the ordinance was properly adopted; and (3) whether the ordinance is in conflict with a State statute.
Authority to adopt the ordinance.
Defendant contends the City had no authority to adopt the ordinance. He reminds us that a municipality’s authority to regulate pawnbrokers is derived from the State…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State v. HinesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- State Ex Rel. State Park & Recreation Commission v. New Mexico State AuthorityNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- State v. DennisNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- City of Clovis v. CrainNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1960
- Levers v. HoustonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1945
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. HutchinsonUtah Supreme Court · 1980
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- Incorporated County of Los Alamos v. MontoyaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1989
- May v. BakliniNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1973
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