Legal Opinion

State v. DeBaca

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided June 18, 1971No. 664PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SPIESS, Chief Judge.

This appeal primarily challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support findings of an agency relationship. The action involved the sale of a number of used cars to appellees (buyers) by one Donald Mus-setter, the alleged agent of appellant, Alex C. DeBaca (Baca). In effecting the sales, Mussetter represented to the buyers that they would forthwith receive valid title certificates to the vehicles they had purchased, and warranted that the titles were free and clear of liens.

After sales had been effected to the buyers and they had financed unpaid balances of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. KellyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Rutledge v. JohnsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1970
  3. Brown v. CooleyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1952
  4. Cleaveland v. GabrielSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
  5. Jameson v. First Savings Bank & Trust Co. of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1936

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Adkison Corp. v. American Building Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Gissel v. StateIdaho Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Fryar v. Employers Ins. of WausauNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Twin Falls Livestock Commission Co. v. Mid-Century InsuranceIdaho Court of Appeals · 1989
  5. Trans Union Leasing Corp. v. HamiltonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979

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