Gore v. Cone

287 P.2d 229 (1955)

60 N.M. 29

W.E. GORE and A.R. Brownfield, Plaintiffs-Appellees.

v.

Gordon CONE, Defendant-Appellant,

No. 5898.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

August 22, 1955.

Cowan & Schubert, Hobbs, Ward & Carrell, Lovington, for appellant.

Heidel & Swarthout, G. T. Hanners, Howell Spear, Lovington, for appellees.

KIKER, Justice.

In this case, the defendant, appellant here, Gordon Cone, was the owner of an undivided one-half interest in a large number of town lots at Lovington. The lots were unimproved and were rented to Benton Mosley for pasture. Mosley paid rent to the defendant each of the years…