Legal Opinion

Los Vigiles Land Grant v. Rebar Haygood Ranch, LLC

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided May 1, 2013No. Docket 31,325PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUTIN, Judge.

{1} This case offers the opportunity for this Court to remind the Bar of the wonderfully sage observation of Judge Lynn Pickard that opened Gracia v. Bittner, 120 N.M. 191, 192, 900 P.2d 351, 352 (Ct. App. 1995). “Every litigated case is tried at least three times: there is the trial the attorneys intended to conduct; there is the trial the attorneys actually conducted; and there is the trial that, after the verdict, the attorneys wished they had conducted.” Id. This case illustrates the point.

{2} In addition, we think it appropriate to repeat our continuing concern about…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Woolwine v. Furr's, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. Key v. Chrysler Motors Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Crutchfield v. New Mexico Department of Taxation & RevenueNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. Gunaji v. MacIasNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2001
  5. American Civil Liberties Union v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2008

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  3. Bank of New York v. VeneticoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2014
  4. Brannock v. The Lotus FundNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2015
  5. Ciolli v. McFarland Land & Cattle Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2016

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