HUGHES v. BETENBOUGH

No. 7075.

373 P.2d 318 (1962)

70 N.M. 283

Patsy Ruth HUGHES and Alice Joann Hummer, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. C.G. BETENBOUGH, Maudie Betenbough and Ronald Betenbough, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

July 5, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F.L. Heidel, Lovington, Brown & Brainerd, Roswell, for appellants.

Harris & Cathey, Roswell, for appellees.


COMPTON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment quieting title in appellees to certain real property; enjoining appellants from making claims contrary to the terms of a contract dated August 12, 1947; and enjoining the distribution of the estate of one Alice Whitmire, deceased.

The questions presented are: (1) adequacy of consideration for the contract; (2) whether the court below had jurisdiction to determine the persons entitled to distribution...

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