PADILLA v. PUEBLO OF ACOMA

No. 16835.

754 P.2d 845 (1988)

Frank PADILLA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PUEBLO OF ACOMA, d/b/a Sky City Contractors, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied June 3, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grisham, Lawless & Earl, Richard V. Earl, Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellant.

Ortega & Snead, P.A., Michael D. Bustamante, Albuquerque, for defendant-appellee.


OPINION

RANSOM, Justice.

Frank Padilla, a roofing consultant, sued the Pueblo of Acoma d/b/a Sky City Contractors for breach of contracts under which Padilla supervised Sky City's installation of roofs on two building projects located off the Acoma reservation. The Pueblo moved to dismiss the suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on the grounds of sovereign immunity. Following a hearing, the district court granted the Pueblo's motion and dismissed...

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