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Swallows v. Laney

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided November 13, 1984No. 14813PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FEDERICI, Chief Justice.

A. Daniel Swallows (Swallows) brought this action against Ted and Birka Laney (Laneys) in the District Court of Catron County alleging breach of contract for the sale of land. The district court ruled in favor of the Laneys, and Swallows appeals. This case involves an important question of first impression in New Mexico: whether a fiduciary relationship between a real estate broker or salesperson and his principal may continue to exist under certain circumstances after the expiration of a written listing agreement.

The Laneys entered into two exclusive…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Schrib v. SeidenbergNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
  2. Starkweather v. ShafferOregon Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Iriart v. JohnsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1965
  4. Read v. Western Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. Poorbaugh v. MullenNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. State v. ChamberlainNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Garrick v. WeaverCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
  3. Klopp v. Wackenhut Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1992
  4. State Ex Rel. Udall v. Colonial Penn InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Felix Martinez v. George SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989

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