Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided May 21, 1996No. 22790PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BACA, Justice.
1.Plaintiff-Appellant Adolfo Garcia appeals an order by the district court granting summary judgment in favor of DefendantsAppellees, the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District and its board of directors (collectively “the MRGCD”). Garcia filed suit, alleging the MRGCD breached an employment contract by demoting him from his position of Division Manager to the position of Equipment Operator, which resulted in a reduction in pay. The district court ruled that, pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 37-1-23(A) (Repl.Pamp.1990), the MRGCD is a governmental entity afforded sovereign…
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