Lineal and collateral securities in all cases are hereby forbidden, but the heirs and legal claimants of any person who may have made any written contract or agreement shall be responsible for said contract or agreement to the extent of the lands limited or bequeathed, in such case, and in the manner prescribed by law.
§ 47-1-13 NMSA 1978
[Lineal and collateral securities; contracts binding realty as against heirs and legal claimants.]
Laws 1851-1852, p. 376; C.L. 1865, ch. 44, § 27; C.L. 1884, § 1426; C.L. 1897, § 2046; Code 1915, § 4766; C.S. 1929, § 117-110; 1941 Comp., § 75-109; 1953 Comp., § 70-1-12.
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.