New Hampshire Statutes
§ 515:2 — Confession
New Hampshire § 515:2
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LIIIPROCEEDINGS IN COURT
Ch. 515TENDER, PLEADING, AND SETOFF
SubdivisionTender
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 515:2 (2026).
Text
In any action the defendant may file a confession of the plaintiff's right to recover certain real estate, or a certain amount of debt or damages, and plead to the residue of his claim; and if the plaintiff further prosecutes the action, and fails to recover more than is so confessed, the defendant shall recover his costs from the date of the confession.
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Legislative History
RS 187:2. CS 199:2. GS 208:2. GL 227:2. PS 223:2. PL 335:2. RL 391:2.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 515:1
Amount§ 515:10
Penal Bond§ 515:11
Pleading§ 515:12
Continuance§ 515:13
Judgment§ 515:14
Setoff Exceeding Jurisdiction§ 515:15
Entry in Superior Court§ 515:2
Confession§ 515:3
Brief Statement§ 515:4
Replications§ 515:5
Proof of Part§ 515:6
General Issue in Libel§ 515:7
Mutual Debts§ 515:8
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New Hampshire § 515:2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/515/515%3A2.