Sanchez v. New Mexico State Tax Commission

McGHEE, Justice.

The relator seeks the reversal of a judgment denying a writ of mandamus to compel the issuance to him of a tax deed covering property formerly owned by him and on which there are a large number of past due and unpaid assessments to the intervenor, Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, under the provisions of Sec, 76-740 Comp.Stat.1941.

Sanchez failed to pay the state and county taxes on his land and in due course it was sold to the state. The finding of the court that the land was also sold for past-due conservancy assessments is without support in the record and must be set…