New Mexico Statutes
§ 37-2-4 — [Death of party to pending action; no abatement;
New Mexico § 37-2-4
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 37-2-4 (2026).
Text
exceptions.] No action pending in any court shall abate by the death of either, or both, the parties thereto, except an action for libel, slander, malicious prosecution, assault or assault and battery, for a nuisance or against a justice of the peace [magistrate] for misconduct in office, which shall abate by the death of the defendant.
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Legislative History
Laws 1884, ch. 5, § 2; C.L. 1884, § 2139; C.L. 1897, § 3088; Code 1915, §
Nearby Sections
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§ 37-1-1
[Generally.]§ 37-1-10
Minors; incapacitated persons§ 37-1-11
[Effect of death.]§ 37-1-13
[When action deemed commenced.]§ 37-1-16
Revival of causes of action§ 37-1-19
[Applicability of limitations.]§ 37-1-2
Judgments§ 37-1-21
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 37-2-4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/37/37-2-4.