Legal Opinion
Martinez v. Friede
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided February 20, 2004No. 28,025PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MINZNER, Justice.
{1} We were petitioned to review the opinion of the Court of Appeals, which held that the district court’s order granting a new trial was void since the court lacked jurisdiction to rule on a motion for new trial more than thirty days after it was filed. Martinez v. Friede, 2003-NMCA-081, ¶ 1, 133 N.M. 834, 70 P.3d 1273. We granted certiorari pursuant to NMSA1978, Section 34-5-14(B) (1972) and Rule 12-502 NMRA 2004. We hold that the district court lacked the authority to grant Petitioner’s motion for new trial under Rule 1-059 NMRA 2004; however, the district court’s…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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