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27 N.M. 116

Norris v. McDonald

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided March 18, 1921

New Mexico Supreme Court · decided 1921-03-18

<p>Appeal from District Court, Otero County; M. C. Mechem, Judge.</p> <p>Action by William T. Norris against D. A. McDonald for specific performance. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.</p>

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently January 1924

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Relies on Springer v. Wasson · Byerts v. Schmidt

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Affirmed · Decided 1921-03-18

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¶1OPINION OF THE COURT.

ROBERTS, C. J.

¶2This action was instituted by appellant to enforce specific performance of a verbal contract, under which it was claimed that appellee had agreed to make a written lease for certain real estate located in Alamogordo, N. M. Appellee answered, denying the material allegations of the complaint, and set up that the lease was for one year, and that appellant had failed to pay the rent, and by counterclaim he asked judgment for the rent due and a lien upon certain property in the building on the premises. The court, after hearing the evidence, made findings and rendered judgment for the appellee.

¶3In this court appellant argues that the findings made by the court were contrary to the weight of the evidence. We have read the record, and find tnat the evidence was conflicting, and that the findings made by the court are supported by substantial evidence. It has been uniformly held in this court that findings of fact by a trial court will not be disturbed, where such findings are supported by substantial evidence, and where the trial court heard the testimony and saw the witnesses. Byerts v. Schmidt, 25 N. M. 219, 180 Pac. 284; Springer v. Wasson, 25 N. M. 386, 183 Pac. 398.

¶4The judgment of the trial court will therefore be affirmed; and it is so ordered.

RAYNOLDS and PARKER, JJ., concur.
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