HESSELDEN v. KARMAN

No. 6669.

356 P.2d 451 (1960)

67 N.M. 434

J. W. HESSELDEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Stephen KARMAN and Mary Karman, his wife, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

October 18, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ertz & Beasley, Albuquerque, for appellants.

Adams, Foley & Calkins, Albuquerque, for appellee.


MOISE, Justice.

The question for decision is whether or not a lessor who forecloses his landlord's lien and sells property for non-payment of rent is guilty of wrongfully converting that property where it appears that the property was being purchased by the lessee and the plaintiff under a conditional sales contract from a vendor who had guaranteed the rent, the plaintiff not being a party to the lease.

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