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|date=April 19, 2001 | |date=April 19, 2001 | ||
|subject=Contracts | |subject=Contracts | ||
|facts=* Wallis = man in a consensual intimate relationship | |other_subjects=Family Law | ||
* Smith = woman who gave birth to Wallis's child | |facts=*Wallis = man in a consensual intimate relationship | ||
* Smith had told Wallis that she would take birth-control pills | *Smith = woman who gave birth to Wallis's child | ||
*Smith had told Wallis that she would take birth-control pills | |||
*Under New Mexico law, Wallis was required to pay child support until his daughter turned 18 | |||
|procedural_history=* Wallis sued Smith in a New Mexico state court for | |||
*# fraud & | |||
*# breach of contract | |||
* Wallis asked the court for [[damages]] | |||
* Wallis lost in the trial court | |||
|case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link | |case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link | ||
|link=https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/wallis-v-smith-no-892177446 | |link=https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/wallis-v-smith-no-892177446 | ||
Revision as of 18:37, January 29, 2024
| Wallis v. Smith | |
| Court | New Mexico Court of Appeals |
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| Citation | 22 P.3d 682, 130 N.M. 214 |
| Date decided | April 19, 2001 |
Facts
- Wallis = man in a consensual intimate relationship
- Smith = woman who gave birth to Wallis's child
- Smith had told Wallis that she would take birth-control pills
- Under New Mexico law, Wallis was required to pay child support until his daughter turned 18
Procedural History
- Wallis sued Smith in a New Mexico state court for
- fraud &
- breach of contract
- Wallis asked the court for damages
- Wallis lost in the trial court
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