Legal Opinion
Burke v. Permian Ford-Lincoln-Mercury
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided January 12, 1981No. 13027PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SOSA, Senior Justice.
The issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in granting defendant-appellee’s motion for dismissal for failure to state a claim under N.M.R.Civ.P. 12(bX6), N.M.S.A. 1978 (1980 Repl. Pamp.).
This appeal involves the construction of a lease. Plaintiff-appellant Burke (Burke) is the owner of fee of land leased to defendant-appellee Permian Ford-Lincoln-Mercury (Permian). The lease provides for a primary term of one year and the following renewal provision:
That for and in consideration of the covenants and promises of the Tenant to pay rents as herein described,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Winslow v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Jones v. International Union of Operating EngineersNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1963
- Jernigan v. New Amsterdam Casualty CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
- Drink, Inc. v. MartinezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1976
- Kerr-Mcgee Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. Bokum Corporation, a New Mexico CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Vigil v. ArzolaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
- Blea v. SandovalNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
- Pacheco v. MartinezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981
- Lattimore v. Fisher's Food Shoppe, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
- Carder, Inc. v. CashColorado Court of Appeals · 2004
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