CAMPBELL v. SMITH

No. 6778.

362 P.2d 523 (1961)

68 N.M. 373

Paul CAMPBELL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Porter A. SMITH, Bessie Smith, Robert Smith, John M. Pettis, Grace Pettis, Ury Ealum and Betty Jo Ealum, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied June 26, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LaVor Burnham, Aztec, Standley & Kegel, Santa Fe, for appellants.

Morgan & Cain, Farmington, for appellee.


NOBLE, Justice.

Appellant appeals from a jury verdict of $14,000 in an action to recover the value of services rendered and benefits accruing to appellants by reason of appellee's labor, knowledge or services in the construction of a drive-in theatre at Aztec, New Mexico.

Appellee was employed by appellants, a partnership, as manager of the Rincon drive-in theatre at Aztec at a weekly salary of $70 and a percentage of the annual profits from operation of the...

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