Legal Opinion

Hopper v. Board of County Commissioners

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided January 5, 1973No. 999PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

This appeal concerns the validity of Bernalillo County’s zoning ordinance.

Plaintiff owns property subject to the ordinance. lie unsuccessfully sought a zoning change before the zoning commission and the county commission. He then brought district court proceedings, see § 14-20-7, N.M.S.A.1953 (Repl.Vol. 3). From an adverse decision in district court, plaintiff appeals. The question of validity is resolved by deciding: (1) the statute which applies to Bernalillo County and (2) the effect of the county failing to follow statutory directions.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hart v. Bayless Investment & Trading CompanyArizona Supreme Court · 1959
  2. State v. ThomsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1969
  3. Hughes v. City of CarlsbadNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1949
  4. Board of County Com'rs of Sarpy County v. McNallyNebraska Supreme Court · 1959
  5. City of Alamogordo v. McGeeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1958

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Nesbit v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
  2. Armijo v. TandyshNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Miles v. Board of County CommissionersNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. Horry County v. City of Myrtle BeachCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1986
  5. MacKey Ex Rel. MacKey v. BurkeNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985

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