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Hughes v. Hughes
New Mexico Supreme Court
573 P.2d 1194 (1978)
- Written by Steven Gladis, JD
Facts
Darthy Hughes (plaintiff) and James Hughes (defendant) were married and initially lived in Iowa. Darthy and James moved to New Mexico and purchased a ranch and 115 apartments. The down payments on those properties were paid exclusively with money James had earned as wages while working in Iowa. Darthy filed suit in New Mexico state court seeking divorce and division of property. The trial court held that under Iowa’s common-law property system, the money used for the down payments was James’s separate property, and that Darthy had no claim to any portion of the amount the ranch and apartments had appreciated in value. Darthy appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Easley, J.)
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