SOCORRO LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. v. ORONA

No. 11791.

586 P.2d 317 (1978)

92 N.M. 236

SOCORRO LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Willie ORONA, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

November 9, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Houston, Housman, Freeman & Dawe, R. Thomas Dawe, Albuquerque, for defendant-appellant.

John R. Gerbracht, Socorro, for plaintiff-appellee.


OPINION

SOSA, Justice.

The sole question presented in this case is whether or not a party notified by mail of judgment entered against him can take advantage of the three-day extension provision set forth in N.M.R.Civ.P. 6(e) [§ 21-1-1(6)(e), N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl. 1970)]. We hold he cannot.

On August 29, 1977 judgment was entered against appellant in the Magistrate Court of Socorro County. A photocopy of the judgment was mailed to appellant....

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