New Mexico Statutes

§ 37-1-14 — [When second suit deemed continuation of first action.]

New Mexico § 37-1-14
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 37Limitation of Actions; Abatement and Revivor
Art. 1Limitations of Actions

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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 37-1-14 (2026).

Text

If, after the commencement of an action, the plaintiff fail therein for any cause, except negligence in its prosecution, and a new suit be commenced within six months thereafter, the second suit shall, for the purposes herein contemplated, be deemed a continuation of the first.

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Legislative History

Laws 1880, ch. 5, § 12; C.L. 1884, § 1872; C.L. 1897, § 2925; Code 1915, §

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