Legal Opinion
Baker v. BP America Production Co.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided March 31, 2005No. 28,654PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOSSON, Chief Justice.
{1} In this appeal we decide where venue lies in an action involving multiple defendants, all of which are foreign corporations. See NMSA 1978, § 38-3-1 (1988). The district court ruled that venue was proper in any county as to nine of the foreign corporations because these defendants did not maintain a statutory agent in the state. The court then concluded that venue was also proper in any county against Defendant British Petroleum (BP), although BP maintains a statutory agent with a residence in Lea County, New Mexico. On certiorari, BP contends that the…
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