New Mexico Statutes
§ 44-5-8 — [Suit before magistrate; interrogatories to defendant.]
New Mexico § 44-5-8
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 44-5-8 (2026).
Text
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, §
Nearby Sections
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§ 44-1-1
[Who may obtain writ.]§ 44-1-14
[Hearing.]§ 44-1-20
[Decision in other cases.]§ 44-1-22
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 44-5-8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/44/44-5-8.