Any person having a right to the immediate possession of any goods or chattels, wrongfully taken or wrongfully detained, may bring an action of replevin for the recovery thereof and for damages sustained by reason of the unjust caption or detention thereof.
§ 42-8-1 NMSA 1978
[Right of action; purpose of remedy.]
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case AG New Mexico, FCS, ACA v. Borges (In re Borges) (2012)
Most recently applied in AG New Mexico, FCS, ACA v. Borges (In re Borges) (December 2012)
C.L. 1897, § 2685 (228), added by Laws 1907, ch. 107, § 1 (228); Code 1915, § 4340; C.S. 1929, § 105-1701; 1941 Comp., § 25-1501; 1953 Comp., § 22-17-1.
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.