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ORTIZ v. LANE

No. 3303.

590 P.2d 1168 (1979)

92 N.M. 513

Manuel ORTIZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David L. LANE, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied February 1, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. King, Threet, Threet, Glass & King, Albuquerque, for defendant-appellant.

Christopher Lucero, Jr., Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellee.

OPINION

SUTIN, Judge.

Ortiz sued Lane for a return of property held under a real estate contract in which Lane held the legal title. Judgment was entered that Lane execute a quitclaim deed conveying the property to Ortiz based upon the doctrine of equitable estoppel. We reverse and hold that Ortiz is entitled to a return of the property but not to a quitclaim deed from Lane.

The trial court made the following...

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