Actions must be brought against sureties on official bonds and on bonds of guardians, conservators, personal representatives and persons acting in a fiduciary capacity, within two years after the liability of the principal or the person for whom they are sureties is finally established or determined by a judgment or decree of the court, and for an injury to the person or reputation of any person, within three years.
§ 37-1-8 NMSA 1978
Actions against sureties on fiduciary bonds; injuries to person or reputation
Applied in 50 court decisions — leading case Wilson v. Garcia (1985)
Most recently applied in Rivero v. Univ. N.M. Board of Regents (February 2020)
Laws 1880, ch. 5, § 5; C.L. 1884, § 1864; C.L. 1897, § 2917; Laws 1909, ch. 60, § 1; Code 1915, § 3350; C.S. 1929, § 83-105; 1941 Comp., § 27-107; 1953 Comp., § 23-1-8; Laws 197…
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