The following suits or actions may be brought within the time hereinafter limited, respectively, after their causes accrue, and not afterwards, except when otherwise specially provided.
§ 37-1-1 NMSA 1978
[Generally.]
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 133 Md. App. 442 - Berringer v. Steele (2000)
Most recently applied in 356 F. Supp. 2d 1238 - Yruegas v. Vestal (October 2004)
Laws 1880, ch. 5, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 1860; C.L. 1897, § 2913; Code 1915, § 3346; C.S. 1929, § 83-101; 1941 Comp., § 27-101; 1953 Comp., § 23-1-1.
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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.