Opinion ID: 1412660
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Heading: Necessity of Evidence of Harm to Invoke Injunctive Relief

Text: Another claim of House of Fabrics is that Winrock must show some actual injury or harm measurable in damages emanating from the operation of the company store in Coronado Center. This is incorrect. Ingram v. Phillips Petroleum Company, 259 F. Supp. 176 (D.N.M. 1966). Where injury is threatened, there need be no showing of the precise measured amount of actual harm. A showing of a serious threat of imminent harm is sufficient where such harm will result in irreparable injury. Ingram, supra ; R.M. Sedrose, Inc. v. Mazmanian, 326 Mass. 578, 95 N.E.2d 677 (1950). Where the imminent harm or conduct is or will be of a continuous nature, the constant recurrence of which renders a remedy at law inadequate, except by a multiplicity of suits, then the injury is irreparable at law and relief by injunction is therefore appropriate. Kennedy v. Bond, 80 N.M. 734, 460 P.2d 809, 813 (1969). The maintenance of a competing store within the proscribed radius is a continuous injury to Winrock which warrants injunctive relief. There was no abuse of discretion by the trial court in granting the injunction sought herein. Penn. v. San Juan Hospital, Inc., 528 F.2d 1181 (10th Cir.1975). Its action is hereby affirmed. IT IS SO ORDERED. McMANUS, C.J., and SOSA, J., concur.