Upon the death of a defendant in an action, wherein the right of any part thereof survives against his personal representatives, the revivor shall be against him, and it may also be against the heirs or devisees of the defendant, or both, when the right of action or any part thereof survives against them.
§ 37-2-11 NMSA 1978
[Revivor on death of defendant.]
Laws 1884, ch. 5, § 11; C.L. 1884, § 2148; C.L. 1897, § 3097; Code 1915, § 4274; C.S. 1929, § 105-1212; 1941 Comp., § 19-711; 1953 Comp., § 21-7-11.
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.