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18 N.M. 424

Edwards v. Fitzhugh

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided December 17, 1913

New Mexico Supreme Court · decided 1913-12-17

A. Richardson, District Judge; The doctrine of caveat emptor applies. Hord’s Admrs. v. Colbert, 28 Gratt. (Va.) 49. The client cannot plead negligence of his attorney as grounds for relief. Williams v. Jones, (N. M.) 85 Pac. 399; 3 A. & E. Ene., 2d ed., 324; Putnam v. Day, 22 Wall. 64; Terry v. Commercial Bank, 92 U. S. 454; 24 Cye. 42; Reed v. Djer, 83 Va. 275; Long v. Weller’s Estate, 29 Gratt. 347.

Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently February 1998

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affirmed · Decided 1913-12-17

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¶1OPINION OF THE COURT.

MECHEM, D. J. —

¶21 The appellant’s claim to the fund is put upon one ground, viz: that it is- a surplus, of the foreclosure sale remaining after the satisfaction of the mortgagedebts, and as such belongs to him as mortgagor and owner of the equity of redemption.

¶3Although the appellee asked that the judgment be set aside and corrected, this was not done and the judgment remains in full force and effect. The judgment is con-, elusive as to the amount of the mortgage debts. As far as the record shows, the property was sold for less than the amount of the mortgage debts,-interest, attorney’s fees and costs. Therefore there is no surplus. Such being the foundation of apjtellant’s claim to the fund in- controversy, the court did not err in denying it.

¶42 As the appellant has no right to the fund, he is not interested in its disposal and for that reason the assignment of error to the finding of the court that the appellee is entitled to the fund, is not considered.'

¶5The judgment of the lower court is affirmed.

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