New Mexico § 42-2-12 Time of trial

New Mexico Statutes

§ 42-2-12 — Time of trial

New Mexico § 42-2-12

Ch. 42Actions and Proceedings Relating to Property

Art. 2Special Alternative Condemnation Procedure

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 42-2-12 (2026).

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A.The court, upon notice by petitioner that the time for an answer has expired as to all defendants served either personally or by publication, shall forthwith set the cause for trial giving the cause preference over all other civil causes in which the public interest is not involved.

B.The court upon such notice shall immediately impanel a special jury, if necessary, in the county in which the cause is to be tried for the sole purpose of trying said cause, unless the court in its discretion desires in the furtherance of justice to allow other matters to be tried before it at that time.

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A. The court, upon notice by petitioner that the time for an answer has expired as to all defendants served either personally or by publication, shall forthwith set the cause for trial giving the cause preference over all other civil causes in which the public interest is not involved. B. The court upon such notice shall immediately impanel a special jury, if necessary, in the county in which the cause is to be tried for the sole purpose of trying said cause, unless the court in its discretion desires in the furtherance of justice to allow other matters to be tried before it at that time.