Cooper v. Amerada Hess Corp.

OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

{1} This case requires us to decide where venue lies in a common-law environmental action involving multiple defendants. The trial court, believing that the action involved an interest in land located in Lea County, ruled that venue was improper in Santa Fe County and dismissed the entire case. As we explain more fully below, although Plaintiffs’ claims arise out of alleged injury to real property, Plaintiffs’ claims nevertheless are transitory claims for purposes of our general venue statute. Applying our general venue statute, we affirm in part, and reverse in part.

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