Legal Opinion
Hockett v. Winks
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided May 10, 1971No. 9094PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OMAN, Justice.
This is a suit filed in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, to recover damages arising out of an agreement for the sale and purchase of property. Defendants were the sellers, and plaintiffs the purchasers. Following a trial to the court without a jury, a judgment was entered against defendants. Defendants appeal. We reverse.
The first issue to be resolved is that of the theory upon which plaintiffs pleaded and tried their case in the court below. Defendants take the position this is a suit for claimed fraud and deceit, and, consequently, plaintiffs had the burden of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- McCauley v. RayNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
- Sauter v. St. Michael's CollegeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
- Lumpkins v. McPheeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1955
- McLean v. PaddockNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- Board of Education v. State Board of EducationNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1968
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Duke City Lumber Company, Inc. v. TerrelNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1975
- Ledbetter v. WebbNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
- Maxey v. QuintanaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
- Terrel v. Duke City Lumber Company, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
- Sierra Blanca Sales Co., Inc. v. Newco Industries, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
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