Lewallen v. Elmore Mobile Homes, Inc.

OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs purchased a two-bedroom mobile home. Section 64-8-6, N.M.S.A. 1953 (2d Repl. Vol. 9, pt. 2) requires that licensed dealers be bonded. The 1975 amendment to § 64-8-6, supra, is not applicable. There is no issue as to whether a licensed dealer was involved. The appeal involves the applicability of the statutory bond to the purchase. The dispositive issue is whether the statutory bond covers the purchase of a mobile home.

Plaintiffs sued Elmore Mobile Homes, Inc. and Carson Elmore on various grounds. One ground alleged fraudulent misrepresentations concerning…