New Mexico Supreme Court· 3/2/1993

Swink v. Fingado

Citations

850 P.2d 978
115 N.M. 275

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

indicating that “or” is a conjunction and that “the alternatives are not necessarily mutually exclusive”
stating that “a statute which clarifies existing law may properly be regarded as having retroactive effect”
stating that when property is held in joint tenancy form, “either joint tenant [may convey] his or her fractional interest without the consent of the other.”
discussing the different forms of joint ownership of property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common, within the context of community property interests of husband and wife
finding that transmutation requires evidence of intent
legislature’s intent in enacting a statute means the purpose of the law — the objective the legislature has sought to accomplish

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Judges: Montgomery, Baca, Frost

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