Roe v. State Ex Rel. State Highway Department

OPINION

FEDERICI, Chief Justice.

Plaintiffs-appellants, David and Sheila Roe (Roes), filed this action in the District Court of Chaves County in inverse condemnation to recover damages, including reasonable attorney fees and expenses, from defendants-appellees, the New Mexico State Highway Department (SHD), the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands (Commissioner) and Kent Nowlin Construction Company. Buena Vida, Inc. and United Continental New Mexico, Inc., also plaintiffs-appellants, joined the Roes in the suit, seeking damages for partial condemnation of their subdivision, which lies…