HILL v. STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION

No. 9676.

516 P.2d 199 (1973)

85 N.M. 689

L.G. HILL and Lena Hill, his wife, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION of New Mexico, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

November 21, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Norvell, Atty. Gen., E.E. Chavez, Chief Counsel, Richard L. Russell, Deputy Chief Counsel, Leslie D. Ringer, State Highway Dept., Asst. Attys. Gen., Santa Fe, for defendant-appellant.

Hannett, Hannett, Cornish & Barnhart, George W. Hannett, Albuquerque, for plaintiffs-appellees.


OPINION

MARTINEZ, Justice.

Appellees brought this action in the District Court of Bernalillo County on December 2, 1969 to recover damages by way of inverse condemnation pursuant to § 22-9-22, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Supp. 1971). Appellees alleged that appellant's construction of a portion of Interstate 40 created a detour and interfered with their right of access which damaged their curio shop, service station, snake house, cafe, garage and two residential...

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