Legal Opinion
Durrett v. Petritsis
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 14, 1970No. 8982PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKENNA, Justice.
Durrett, the appellee, sued appellant Petritsis for the balance due on a promissory note in the original amount of $8,500. The complaint alleged that the note was executed by Loretta Simpier (now Mrs. Brady), Janie Tipton and Leroy Tipton, and endorsed by Petritsis. A third-party complaint was then filed by Petritsis against Mrs. Brady and the Tiptons stating that the third-party defendants were primarily liable under the note and demanding judgment against them for any sums recovered by Durrett in the main action. Petritsis denied liability in his answer to the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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