HANNETT v. JONES

No. 16353.

722 P.2d 643 (1986)

104 N.M. 392

George F. HANNETT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Clara P. JONES, Secretary of State, and Bruce P. Moore, Real Party-In-Interest-Appellee.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied August 20, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephenson, Carpenter, Crout & Olmsted, Charles D. Olmsted, Paula A. Johnson, Catron, Catron & Sawtell, W. Anthony Sawtell, Santa Fe, N.M., for petitioner-appellant.

Paul Bardacke, Atty. Gen., Carolyn A. Wolf, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, N.M., for Secretary of State.

Bruce P. Moore, Albuquerque, N.M., Duhigg, Cronin & Spring, Catherine Gordon, for real party-in-interest-appellee.


OPINION

STOWERS, Justice.

Petitioner George F. Hannett brought an action in district court challenging the qualifications of the real party in interest, Bruce P. Moore, to hold the office of judge of the New Mexico Court of Appeals. Both Hannett and Moore sought the Democratic Party's nomination as candidate for that office, and both filed declarations of candidacy for their party's 1986 primary election. Alleging that Moore could not satisfy the residence...

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