Legal Opinion

Gonzales v. Tama

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided February 18, 1988No. 17170PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SCARBOROUGH, Chief Justice.

Defendant-Appellant appeals the trial court’s grant of judgment in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee on a complaint for foreclosure and denial of counterclaims. We affirm in part and remand in part for findings on the award of attorney’s fees.

Defendant-Appellant (buyer) purchased a remote twenty acre tract in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, from Plaintiff-Appellee (seller) and seller’s brother, the Third-Party Defendant, for $80,000. Buyer and seller entered into a note and mortgage which provided for a sixty day default period. However, the note did not contain an…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Fryar v. JohnsenNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Anaconda Co. v. Property Tax DepartmentNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. Sandoval v. Department of Employment SecurityNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Carmichael v. RiceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1945
  5. Porter v. Alamocitos Land & Livestock Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1925

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  2. Selby v. RoggowNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1999
  3. Bank of New York v. RomeroNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2014
  4. Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Owner Trustee of the Residential Credit Opportunities Trust IX-A v. Estate of James E. Lowry; Estate of Wilma M. Lowry; Rebecca Ann Lowry; Unknown Heirs, Devisees, and Legatees of the Estate of James E. Lowry; and Unknown Heirs, Devisees, and Legatees of the Estate of Wilma M. LowryDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2026

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