Stokes v. Tatman

OPINION

MONTGOMERY, Justice.

On the Court’s own motion, the decision filed herein on November 19, 1990 is withdrawn and the following opinion is substituted therefor.

Defendants Richard and Cathy Tatman appeal from the district court judgment in favor of plaintiff Jerry Stokes for recovery on a promissory note. We affirm.

FACTS

In June 1986, appellant Richard Tatman (Richard) and his wife Cathy Tatman (Cathy) were living on a tract of land near Hondo, in Lincoln County, New Mexico. At Cathy’s request, appellee Jerry Stokes (Stokes) went to the property one Sunday in June to discuss a proposed soil…