Sublett v. Wallin

OPINION

PICKARD, J.

{1} Defendant Scott Wallin (Wallin) is a franchisee of the foreign corporation Pillar To Post, Inc. (Pillar To Post), a home inspection business. Wallin has named his New Mexico franchise (Franchise) “Pillar To Post.” Plaintiff learned about Pillar To Post, Wallin, and Franchise through the Pillar To Post internet website and an advertisement in the Albuquerque phone book. Plaintiff contracted with Wallin to inspect a house that Plaintiff planned to purchase in Tijeras, New Mexico.

{2} Plaintiff purchased the property, but a few months later she discovered that the pipes in…