State Supreme Court / N.M.

State Ex Rel. Bird v. Apodaca

Decided December 28, 1977. Dan Sosa Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

573 P.2d 213 · Cited 71 times

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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.

Kiddy v. Board of County Com'rs of Eddy County · 255 P.2d 678
State Ex Rel. Sego v. Kirkpatrick · 524 P.2d 975
Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. State Corp. Commission · 95 P.2d 676
Morton v. Mancari · 417 U.S. 535
Bettini v. City of Las Cruces · 485 P.2d 967
New Mexico Bureau of Revenue v. Western Electric Co. · 553 P.2d 1275
State v. Lujan · 412 P.2d 405
State v. Herrera · 522 P.2d 76
State Ex Rel. Castillo Corp. v. New Mexico State Tax Commission · 443 P.2d 850
Jenkins v. Knight · 46 Cal. 2d 220
Sender v. Montoya · 387 P.2d 860
Montoya v. Blackhurst · 500 P.2d 176
State v. Reinhart · 439 P.2d 554
Harriett v. Lusk · 320 P.2d 738
In Re Removal of Thaxton · 437 P.2d 129
General Atomic Co. v. Felter · 560 P.2d 541

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