When the damages claimed shall not exceed one hundred dollars [($100)], judgment shall be rendered against the party as in a civil action the same as in other civil actions, but should they exceed one hundred dollars [($100)], then and in this case the party aggrieved shall apply in the district court for his justification and his rights.
§ 19-3-10 NMSA 1978
[Jurisdiction of magistrate and of district court.]
Laws 1865, ch. 16, § 4; C.L. 1884, § 870; C.L. 1897, § 1295; Code 1915, § 4641; C.S. 1929, § 111-114; 1941 Comp., § 8-310; 1953 Comp., § 7-3-10.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.