State Supreme Court / N.M.

Morris v. Merchant

Decided February 6, 1967. LaFel Earl Oman wrote the opinion for the court.

423 P.2d 606 · Cited 53 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Kessinger v. Anderson · 196 P.2d 289
Latta v. Harvey · 352 P.2d 649
Southern California Petroleum Corp. v. Royal Indemnity Co. · 369 P.2d 407
Hutchison v. Boney · 382 P.2d 525
Brundage v. KL House Construction Company · 396 P.2d 731
Ortiz v. Gonzales · 329 P.2d 1027
Mitchell v. McCutcheon · 260 P. 1086
Albuquerque National Bank Ex Rel. Estate of Hegemann v. Johnson · 390 P.2d 657
Atma v. Munoz · 146 P.2d 631
Trustees of Town of Torreon v. Garcia · 252 P. 478
Flanagan v. Benvie · 273 P.2d 381
Tevis v. McCrary · 402 P.2d 150
Heron v. Garcia · 153 P.2d 514
Vonfeldt v. Hanes · 414 P.2d 7
Chavez v. Potter · 274 P.2d 308
Franklin's Earthmoving, Inc. v. Loma Linda Park, Inc. · 395 P.2d 454
Smith v. Anderson · 214 P.2d 366
Hobson v. Miller · 64 N.M. 215

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