Webb v. Village of Ruidoso Downs
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARTZ, Judge.
The disposition of this appeal turns on whether the New Mexico statute authorizing municipalities to enact ordinances establishing merit systems, NMSA 1978, Section 3-13-4 (Repl.1985), permits such ordinances to apply to municipal officers. We hold that it does not and therefore reverse.
Wilma Webb was appointed clerk-treasurer of the ViEage of Ruidoso Downs in 1982 by Mayor J.C. Day. In 1986 Mayor J.C. Harris appointed a new clerk-treasurer. Webb then sued the VElage for damages for wrongful termination. The district court ruled in her favor, awarding $25,676.46. The…
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