New Mexico Statutes
§ 44-5-8 — [Suit before magistrate; interrogatories to defendant.]
In all suits, under this chapter [44-5-1 to 44-5-14 NMSA 1978], before a justice of the peace [magistrate], the plaintiff may call in the defendant to answer, on oath, any interrogatory touching the case, and if the defendant refuse to answer, the same shall be taken as confessed.
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Legislative History
Laws 1856-1857, p. 36; C.L. 1865, ch. 36, § 8; C.L. 1884, § 2297; C.L. 1897, §
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[Hearing.]§ 44-1-20
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[Notice of hearing.]