Carlsbad Hotel Associates, L.L.C. v. Patterson-UTI Drilling Co.

199 P.3d 288 (2008)

2009-NMCA-005

CARLSBAD HOTEL ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY, LP, LLLP, Defendant-Appellant, and

Chi Operating, Inc., Defendant.

No. 27,922.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

October 30, 2008.

Certiorari Granted, No. 31,416, January 6, 2009.

McCormick, Caraway & Tabor, L.L.P., John M. Caraway, Carlsbad, NM, for Appellee.

Hatch, Allen & Shepherd, P.A., Donna L. Chapman-Brown, Amy M. Cardwell, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant.

OPINION

SUTIN, Chief Judge.

{1} The Fifth Judicial District Court provided an opportunity to the parties to engage in a…