Legal Opinion
Brown v. Taylor
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided July 19, 1995No. 21879PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANCHINI, Justice.
This case concerns a lessor’s attempt to terminate a lease for breach of two conditions in the lease: that no permanent structures be built on the property and that the lessee obtain written consent of the lessor to any sublease. The lessor had been aware of the existence of structures and subleases for at least twelve years prior to bringing his claims against the lessee. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the lessee, ruling that the lessor was barred by laches and equitably estopped from raising his claims. We reverse on the grounds that the…
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