· 8/11/2004
Leigh v. Village of Los Lunas
Citations
- 108 P.3d 525
- 137 N.M. 119
- 2005 NMCA 025
How courts have described this case
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- holding that easements in the form of restrictive covenants constitute valuable property rights requiring compensation
- concluding that because restrictive covenants are equitable easements under New Mexico law, such covenants, like equitable easements, also constitute property rights subject to condemnation and just compensation
- stating restrictive covenants cannot be enforced against a governmental entity
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Judges: Castillo, Bustamante, Kennedy
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