LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF WELCH v. WELCH

No. A-1-CA-37121.

493 P.3d 400 (2020)

2021-NMCA-028

In the Matter of the LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF Marie G. WELCH, Deceased, Premier Oil & Gas, Inc. and Ralph S. Griffin, Intervenor Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. James Wesley WELCH; Joe Michael Welch; and Barbara Grace Parker, Intervenor Defendants/Appellants, and Samuel G. Alderman a/k/a Samuel G. Alderman, Jr.; Ralph S. Griffin; Unknown Heirs of Joe H. Welch, Deceased; Barbara S. Welch; N. Stewart Welch; Unknown Heirs of Grace Welch Phelan, Deceased; Estate of David Paul Raether; Fred Walter Raether; Steven Lee Raether; Amanda Marie Walker; Waylon Raether; Unknown Heirs of Judge H.D. Griffin, Deceased; Blair Seaton Crooke; Lisa Dale Crooke Lampel; Forest Ashley Crooke; Unknown Heirs of Marie G. Welch, Deceased; and Unknown Claimants of Interest in the Premises, Intervenor Defendants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted, August 5, 2021, No. S-1-SC-38601.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A., Jocelyn Drennan , Edward Ricco , Albuquerque, NM, Thompson & Knight LLP, Gregory D. Binns , Dallas, TX, for Appellee Premier Oil & Gas, Inc.

Martin, Dugan & Martin, W.T. Martin Jr. , Kenneth D. Dugan , Carlsbad, NM, for Appellee Griffin.

Montgomery & Andrews, P.A., Sharon T. Shaheen , Kaleb W. Brooks , Santa Fe, NM, Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP, Harold L. Hensley, Jr. , Bill B. Caraway , Jeff Kuhnhenn , Midland, TX, David E. Keltner , Marianne M. Auld , Matthew D. Stayton , Fort Worth, TX, for Appellants.


OPINION

{1} James Wesley Welch, Joe Michael Welch, and Barbara Grace Parker, (collectively, the Welches) appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment quieting title in favor of Premier Oil & Gas Inc. (Premier) and Ralph S. Griffin, and finding that Premier is a bona fide purchaser with respect...

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