For the purposes of this act [ 41-3-1 to 41-3-8 NMSA 1978] the term "joint tortfeasors" means two or more persons jointly or severally liable in tort for the same injury to person or property, whether or not judgment has been recovered against all or some of them.
§ 41-3-1 NMSA 1978
Joint tortfeasors defined
Known as the Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act
The act spans §§ 41–41 (8 sections).
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union (1981)
Most recently applied in Montgomery County v. Valk Manufacturing Co. (September 1989)
1941 Comp., § 21-118, enacted by Laws 1947, ch. 121, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 24-1-11.
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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
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.