El Paso Field Services Co. v. Montoya Sheep & Cattle Co.

OPINION

FRY, Judge.

{1} This is an appeal from the district court in a proceeding brought under the Gathering Line Land Acquisition Act (the Act). NMSA 1978, §§ 70-3A-1 to -7 (1988, as amended through 1993). El Paso Field Services (El Paso) petitioned the district court to establish the amount of money owed to Montoya Sheep and Cattle Company (Montoya) for the purchase of two gathering line easements on Montoya’s property. Pursuant to the statute, the district court appointed a hearing officer who awarded Montoya a lump sum payment and annual access fees. El Paso appealed the hearing officer’s…