Prince v. Charles Ilfeld Company

COMPTON, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment awarding $11,000.00 to appellee for his interest in certain land located in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The award is based upon a contract between the parties providing for the payment of this amount by appellant to appellee in the event the District Court of Santa Fe County determined that appellee had a valid existing claim to title to the property involved herein. The court found in favor of appellee and this appeal follows.

The issues raised deal primarily with (1) the nature of appellee’s interest in 1905 and its assignability; (2)…