Turner Ex Rel. Manzano Resources v. Bassett

OPINION

BOSSON, Justice.

{1} Fourteen years after the sale of a parcel of land in Edgewood, New Mexico, a dispute arose between the buyer, William Turner (Turner), and the sellers, the Bassetts, as to the ownership of associated water rights. Following a hearing, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Bassetts, finding in relevant part that the water rights had been properly severed from the land prior to its sale, and that even if the water rights had not been successfully severed, Turner’s action was precluded by New Mexico’s adverse possession statute, NMSA 1978, §…