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Hobbs Municipal School District No. 16 v. Knowles Development Co.

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided February 18, 1980No. 12412PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FEDERICI, Justice.

This appeal arises out of a condemnation suit brought by appellant, Hobbs Municipal School District (School District), against appellee, Knowles Development Company, Inc. (Landowners), seeking land upon which the School District anticipates construction of an elementary school and a junior high school within the next five to ten years. The land involves a 40-acre tract of State land originally leased by the School District but later sold by the State to Landowners under contract of sale. The School District sought to condemn the entire forty acres but the trial court…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Marks v. City of TucumcariNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Dasburg v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1941
  3. Zinn v. HampsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1956
  4. City of Carlsbad v. BallardNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1963

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Board of Education, Gadsden Independent School Dist. No. 16 v. James Hamilton Construction Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. North v. Public Service Co. of New MexicoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. North v. Public Service Co. of New MexicoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. C & L Lumber & Supply, Inc. v. Texas American Bank/GaleriaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Hertzmark-Parnegg Realty, Inc. v. HuntNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982

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