KEPLER v. COVARRUBIA

No. 11637.

575 P.2d 952 (1978)

91 N.M. 443

Emmett KEPLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Maria COVARRUBIA and Tom Lyannis, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

March 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony F. Avallone, Las Cruces, for plaintiff-appellant.

Larry R. Hill, Las Cruces, for defendants-appellees.


OPINION

PAYNE, Justice.

Action was brought under the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act, §§ 70-7-1 et seq., N.M.S.A. 1953 (Supp. 1975). The land owner sought a recovery of unpaid rent and the resident sought damages and abatement of her rent. The trial court denied recovery to the owner but granted both damages and abatement of rent to the resident. We reverse only on the issue of the abatement of rent.

The owner first raises the issue...

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