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      "BRICE, ZINN, and SADLER, JJ., concur.",
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        "text": "BICKLEY, Chief Justice.\nThis is the second appeal of this case. The first appeal was from a judgment of dismissal upon a motion, which we treated as a demurrer to the evidence, made by defendant at the close of plaintiff\u2019s case. A new trial was awarded. See Paulos v. Janetakos, 41 N.M. 534, 72 P.2d 1. This appeal is from a judgment in favor of defendant after such new trial. For the facts in the case see our opinion on the former appeal.\nAppellant (plaintiff below) assigns as error certain findings of fact made by the trial court, some of which appear in the trial court\u2019s opinion and some of which were defendant\u2019s requested findings of fact which were adopted by the court.\nThe ground of attack upon the findings before us for review is that they are outside the issues framed in the pleadings or are contrary to uncontradicted evidence introduced on behalf of appellant. Before considering in detail the various findings objected to, we must first inquire: Deleting entirely such findings of fact as appellant claims-are objectionable, do there remain sufficient findings upon which to sustain the judgment?\nThe issues in the case, as set out in appellant\u2019s brief are: .\n\u201c1. Was there a contract such as that alleged in the complaint between plaintiff and decedent?\n\u201c2. Did plaintiff perform his obligations under the contract?\n\u201c3. Were the circumstances such as would justify a court of equity in decreeing specific performance of the contract?\u201d\nDefendant\u2019s Requested Finding No. 8, which was adopted by the court, is as follows: \u201cThe plaintiff failed to do and perform the things on his part, which he alleges in the complaint it was his duty to do under the contract, which he claims he made with Mary Cornetto.\u201d This finding is not here attacked on any ground, and being supported by substantial evidence and not being contradicted by or inconsistent with other findings attacked, is determinative of the issues in the case, and is, therefore, sufficient to sustain the judgment of the trial court.\nHence, it is needless to discuss further appellant\u2019s objections to other findings or decide whether such findings are immaterial or outside the issues. See 5 C.J.S., Appeal & Error, \u00a7 1787, where under a head note as follows: \u201cThe mere making of unnecessary and superfluous findings or the presence of error in findings on immaterial, irrelevant, or purely collateral issues is harmless and non-reversible error if the judgment is otherwise sufficiently supported\u201d, it is said:\n\u201cReversible error cannot be found in the mere fact that the court makes superfluous and unnecessary findings.\n\u201cA judgment supported by proper findings is not vitiated by findings on immaterial points or issues, for example, on issues outside the pleadings or unsupported by evidence, or where, whatever the finding on the issue, it affords appellant no cause of action or' ground of defense but is without legal consequence; such findings may be treated as surplusage and disregarded, not only in that action but also in subsequent litigation.\n\u201cHowever, although part of the findings are outside the issues, if, after eliminating these findings, the remaining ones are not sufficient to support the judgment,, it will be reversed.\u201d 5 C.J.S., Appeal & Error, \u00a7 1787.\nSee also 4 C.J., Appeal & Error, \u00a7 3041; Kurtz v. Farrington, 1926, 104 Conn. 257, 132 A. 540, 48 A.L.R. 259; Douglass v. Mutual Ben. Health & Accident \u00c1ss\u2019n, 42 N.M. 190, 76 P.2d 453.\nAppellant was not prejudiced by such findings, as far as the final decision in this case is concerned, and cannot be prejudiced in the future if such findings were in fact immaterial or outside the issues. 15 R.C.L. 976 to 980, \u201cJudgments\u201d, \u00a7\u00a7 451, 452, 453; People v. Johnson, 38 N.Y. 63, 97 Am.Dec. 770; Re Assessment of First National Bank of Chickasha, 93 Okl. 233, 220 P. 909, 57 A.L.R. 890.\nThe judgment of the district court is affirmed, and\nIt is so ordered.\nBRICE, ZINN, and SADLER, JJ., concur.\nMABRY, J., did not participate.",
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      "Owen B. Marr\u00f3n and Gino J. Matteucci, both of Albuquerque, for-appellant.",
      "John F. Simms, Augustus T. Seymour, and Robert Hoath LaFollette, all of Albuquerque, for appellees."
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    "head_matter": "93 P.2d 989\nPAULOS v. JANETAKOS et al.\nNo. 4427.\nSupreme Court of New Mexico.\nSept. 8, 1939.\nOwen B. Marr\u00f3n and Gino J. Matteucci, both of Albuquerque, for-appellant.\nJohn F. Simms, Augustus T. Seymour, and Robert Hoath LaFollette, all of Albuquerque, for appellees."
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