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BAKER v. BP AMERICA PRODUCTION CO.

No. 28,654.

110 P.3d 1071 (2005)

137 N.M. 334

2005-NMSC-011

Justin BAKER and Bobbie Baker, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY, f/k/a Amoco Production Company, a foreign corporation, Defendant-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

March 31, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A., Kenneth L. Harrigan, Earl E. Debrine, Jr., Albuquerque, NM, for Petitioner.

Branch Law Firm, Turner W. Branch, Law Offices of Brian K. Branch, Brian K. Branch, Albuquerque, NM, Chain, Younger, Cohn & Stiles, Milton Younger, Bakersfield, CA, for Respondents.

Miller Stratvert, P.A., Marte D. Lightstone, Kelsey D. Green, Albuquerque, NM, for Amicus Curiae, New Mexico Oil & Gas Association.

OPINION

BOSSON, Chief Justice.

{1} In this appeal we decide where venue lies in an action involving multiple defendants, all of which are foreign corporations. See NMSA 1978, § 38-3-1 (1988). The district court ruled that venue was proper in any county as to nine of the foreign corporations because these defendants did not maintain a statutory agent in the state. The court then concluded that...

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