The Ideal case developed existing New Mexico law concerning the "marketable condition rule." The New Mexico Supreme Court granted certiorari of an interlocutory appeal from the district court's class certification order because it was already considering a similar appeal of a companion case from the same district, Davis v. Devon Energy Corp. In Davis, the Supreme Court noted that "[t]he common pre-tailgate deduction issues and the 'marketable condition rule' continue to dominate the overall case." Following Davis, the Court concluded that certification was appropriate in Ideal.