Legal Opinion
Atencio v. Vigil
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided April 19, 1974No. 9678PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MONTOYA, Justice.
This is an appeal from the granting of a motion for judgment on the pleadings and dismissal of the complaint of plaintiff-appellant Frank Atencio. On June 22, 1972, Atencio filed suit to quiet title to a certain piece of property located in Sandoval County. The defendants were Lourdes Atencio Vigil, Marcella Salazar and Hazel Herrera. Lourdes Vigil answered alleging that Atencio’s claim was barred by the defenses of res judicata and collateral estoppel because of the judgment in a certain cause in the District Court of Sandoval County No. 5189. The court so found and…
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