Legal Opinion
Lacy v. Silva
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided May 5, 1972No. 826PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Chief Judge.
Section 21-5-1 (G), N.M.S.A.1953 (Repl. Vol. 4) requires that suits against “state officers as such” are to be brought at the capitol and, thus, in the district court of Santa Fe County. Silva is the district director of the Bureau of Revenue. Lacy sued Silva for malicious prosecution in the district court of Dona Ana County. The trial court dismissed for lack of venue and Lacy appeals. The issues are: (1) whether the district director of the Bureau of Revenue is a “state officer” within the meaning of § 21-5-1 (G), supra, and (2) whether the malicious prosecution…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pollack v. MontoyaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1951
- Allen v. McClellanNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- State Ex Rel. Gibson v. FernandezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1936
- Norred v. DispainCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Candelaria v. Board of County CommissionersNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Walck v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
- Feldman v. Regents of the University of New MexicoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1975
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