Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. City of Aztec
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided March 6, 1967No. 8125PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SPIESS, Judge, Court of Appeals.
The State Highway Commission of New Mexico has appealed from a judgment dismissing a complaint filed by it against the City of Aztec, New Mexico. We will refer to the parties as the “Commission” and the “City.”
The sole question presented by this appeal is whether the conditions imposed by Art. IX, § 12 of the Constitution of New Mexico upon the debt contracting power of a city apply to the incurring of municipal indebtedness to an agency of the State.
Art. IX, § 12 is as follows:
“No city, town or village shall contract any debt except by an ordinance,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lanigan v. Town of GallupNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1913
- State v. Board of County Com'rs.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1928
- State v. RoyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1937
3Cited by8 opinions
- Hannett v. JonesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1986
- Postal Finance Company v. SisnerosNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
- Sargeant v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1973
- Lucero v. Richardson & Richardson, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2001
- Hamilton Test Systems, Inc. v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
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