Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. State Highway Department v. Kistler-Collister Co.

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided July 16, 1975No. 10074PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

OMAN, Justice.

This is a case in which the New Mexico State Highway Department (Highway Department) condemned two strips of land fronting on intersecting Lomas and San Mateo Boulevards in Albuquerque. The defendant, Kistler-Collister Company, Inc. (Kistler-Collister) was the owner of these lands. The case was tried to a jury which awarded Kistler-Collister $250,000 in damages. Judgment was entered on the verdict and the Highway Department has appealed. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The Highway Department relies upon several points for reversal. We shall consider only those we…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. United States Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. PowelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. United States v. 25.406 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
  3. Reis v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
  4. City of Pleasant Hill v. First Baptist ChurchCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
  5. City of St. Louis v. Paramount Shoe Manufacturing Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1943

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  4. State v. GallegosNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
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