New Mexico Statutes

§ 44-5-1 — [Money and property losses; loser's right of action for

New Mexico § 44-5-1
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 44Miscellaneous Civil Law Matters
Art. 5Gambling Debts and Losses

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 44-5-1 (2026).

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recovery; nature of remedy.] Any person who shall lose any money or property at any game at cards, or at any gambling device, may recover the same by action of debt, if money; if property, by action of trover, replevin or detinue.

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Legislative History

Laws 1856-1857, p. 34; C.L. 1865, ch. 36, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 2290; C.L. 1897, §

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