Master Builders, Inc. v. Cabbell
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LOPEZ, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment quieting title to certain land in Master Builders, Inc., and denying specific performance to the Cabbells on an option agreement between Mr. Cabbell and Master Builders to purchase that land. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The pivotal issue is whether two written agreements between the same parties, executed at different times but concerning part of the same subject matter should be read together as one contract when neither document refers to the other. We hold that, in the circumstances of this case, they should not be read…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Iriart v. JohnsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1965
- City of Clovis v. Southwestern Public Service Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1945
- Cillessen v. Kona CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
- State Ex Rel. Santa Fe Sand & Gravel Co. v. Pecos Construction Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1974
- Nance v. SchoonoverUtah Supreme Court · 1974
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by28 opinions
- Stueber v. PickardNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
- Poorbaugh v. MullenNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
- United Properties Ltd. v. Walgreen Properties, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2003
- Swallows v. LaneyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
- Board of Education, Gadsden Independent School Dist. No. 16 v. James Hamilton Construction Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
23 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.