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GARCIA v. GARCIA

No. 18616.

808 P.2d 31 (1991)

111 N.M. 581

Annie N. GARCIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sheilah P. GARCIA, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Julian N. Garcia, Defendant-Appellee. IMPORTS LIMITED, INC., New Mexico Corporation, Plaintiff-in-Intervention, v. Annie N. GARCIA and Rio Grande Development Co., a Joint Venture, Defendants-in-Intervention.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied April 5, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hooker & Sedillo, Thomas F. Hooker, Jr., Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellant.

Poole Law Firm, Jason Kent, Albuquerque, for defendant-appellee.

OPINION

MONTGOMERY, Justice.

The parties agree in their briefs that this case can be correctly characterized as a "posthumous land-grab." They disagree, of course, on who is doing the grabbing. We do not resolve this question, but we hold that the trial court permissibly decided that the plaintiff's suit to quiet title was barred by her laches. In so holding, we consider the following issues raised by the plaintiff on appeal: Whether the court's ruling improperly...

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