Legal Opinion
Higgins v. Cauhape
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided November 7, 1927No. 3193PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WATSON, J.
This suit is for an unpaid balance of $800 upon an oral contract for a grazing privilege for lambing purposes for the 1923 season. The contract was made in January of that year. Plaintiff recovered the amount claimed, and defendant appeals.
As to the essentials, there is little dispute concerning the language constituting the contract. Both parties spoke of the transaction as a “lease” of lands or of grass. They agreed that the consideration for the privilege was fixed at $1,600, of which one-half was paid at the time. According to appellant’s testimony, his…
2Cited by15 opinions
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