New Mexico Statutes
§ 39-2-4 — [Actions ex contractu; recovery of principal amount below
New Mexico § 39-2-4
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 39-2-4 (2026).
Text
jurisdiction of court.] In all actions founded on debt or other contract, if the plaintiff recover an amount which, exclusive of interest, is below the jurisdiction of the court, he shall recover judgment therein, but the costs shall be adjudged against him unless the plaintiff's claim, as established on the trial, shall be reduced by offsets below the jurisdiction of the court.
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Legislative History
Kearny Code, Costs, § 2; C.L. 1865, ch. 45, § 2; C.L. 1884, § 2203; C.L. 1897,
Nearby Sections
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[Form of confession of judgment.]§ 39-1-15
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Execution after judgment§ 39-1-3
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 39-2-4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/39/39-2-4.