Legal Opinion

Brickley v. Spence

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided February 7, 1928No. 3091PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

WATSON, J.

This is an appeal by an executrix from a judgment allowing a claim against the estate. The objection made and the point pressed here is that the claim was barred by Code 1915, § 2278. The section reads as follows:

“All claims against the estates of deceased persons not filed and notice given, as provided in the preceding section, within one year from the date .of the appointment of the executor or administrator, shall be barred. No suit upon any claim shall be maintained unless the same be begun within eighteen months after the dale of such appointment.”

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Smith v. SteenNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Amberson v. CandlerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Bull v. BalNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1913

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In Re Baeza's EstateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1937
  2. Vance v. LevensonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1937

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