Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. City of Albuquerque v. Lavender
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided July 13, 1961No. 6780PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARMODY, Justice.
This is an original proceeding in mandamus, in which the city of Albuquerque seeks to require the state highway commission to reimburse it for relocations of water and sewer lines, made necessary by reason of the construction of federal-aid highways on the interstate and primary system.
The parties will be referred to hereafter as the “city” and the “commission,” respectively.
In 1957, the New Mexico legislature enacted Chapter 237, Laws of 1957, amending § 55-7-18, N.M.S.A., 1953, and which provided for reimbursement to public utilities for the relocation of their facilities.…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- State v. City of AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- Empire Gas & Fuel Co. v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1932
- Russell v. SebastianSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- State v. Mountain Timber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1913
- Cater v. Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
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3Cited by32 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Appalachian Power Co. v. GainerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1965
- Hartford Insurance v. ClineNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2006
- Edge v. BriceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1962
- City of Albuquerque v. New Mexico Public Regulation CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2003
- Raton Public Service Company v. HobbesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
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