RANCHERS EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT CO. v. BENEDICT

No. 6231.

315 P.2d 228 (1957)

63 N.M. 163

RANCHERS EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, a Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Russell BENEDICT, James Locke, John Thompson, also known as John Tom, Oliver Johnson, Van Horne Drilling Company, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

September 5, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.H. Burttram, Harold A. Roberts, Santa Fe, for appellants.

Chavez & Cowper, Belen, for appellee.


TACKETT, District Judge.

The appellants seek a reversal of an adverse judgment rendered against them in the trial court for McKinley County and rely upon three points for reversal.

1. That "The Court erred, and abused its discretion, in not granting appellants' Motion to set aside the default judgment rendered against them."

2. That "Although the setting aside of a default judgment is within the sound discretion...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases