CHRISTOPHER v. OWENS

No. 34,588.

385 P.3d 633 (2016)

2016-NMCA-099

David CHRISTOPHER and Julia M. Christopher, husband and wife, Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants-Appellees, v. Kenneth H. OWENS, Defendant/Cross-Defendant-Appellee, and SONORA CORPORATION, a New Mexico Corporation, Defendant/Counterclaimant/Cross-Claimant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Filing Date: August 22, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hennighausen & Olsen, L.L.P., A.J. Olsen , Alvin F. Jones , Olivia R. Mitchell , Roswell, NM, for Appellees David & Julia M. Christopher.

Sanders, Bruin, Coll & Worley, P.A., Kelly Mack Cassels , Roswell, NM, for Appellee Kenneth H. Owens.

J. Robert Beauvais, P.A., J. Robert Beauvais , Ruidoso, NM, for Appellant.


OPINION

{1} This case — which may turn out to be much ado about nothing — presents an object lesson in how not to structure the purchase and sale of water interests in New Mexico. The district court ruled that Appellee Kenneth Owens did not — indeed, could not — reserve any cognizable...

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