DOLEZAL v. BLEVINS

No. 8514.

734 P.2d 802 (1987)

105 N.M. 562

Pauline DOLEZAL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Roy F. BLEVINS, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

February 24, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall L. Thompson, Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellant.

W. Ken Martinez, Grants, for defendant-appellee.


OPINION

DONNELLY, Chief Judge.

Appellant, the former wife of appellee, appeals from an order dismissing her suit against her ex-husband for nonpayment of a debt arising out of a final decree of divorce and property settlement agreement. The pivotal issue before us is whether the statute of limitations, based upon a judgment, is tolled on a cause of action by a wife against her husband during the period of their marriage. We reverse.

The parties were...

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