RUIZ v. VARAN

No. 18484.

797 P.2d 267 (1990)

110 N.M. 478

Ben RUIZ, a/b/a West Heights Land Investments, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cyrus VARAN, individually, Morteza Jafari, individually and Three Springs Limited Partnership, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

August 23, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Threet & King, Martin E. Threet, David W. King, Albuquerque, for defendants-appellants.

Richard E. Norton, Corrales, for plaintiff-appellee.


OPINION

MONTGOMERY, Justice.

This appeal concerns the measure of damages awarded to a property owner due to interference with his ability to use or dispose of a tract of undeveloped land. The trial court awarded nominal damages, but the owner sought substantial damages based on a discount factor applied to the value of the property before the interference. The owner presented no evidence of actual loss in value or of increased costs resulting from the interference...

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