It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person to monopolize or attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or persons to monopolize, trade or commerce, any part of which trade or commerce is within this state.
§ 57-1-2 NMSA 1978
Monopolies
Known as the Antitrust Act
The act spans §§ 57–57 (21 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 87 F. Supp. 2d 30 - United States v. Microsoft Corp. (2000)
Most recently applied in 169 F. Supp. 3d 1204 - New Mexico Oncology v. Presbyterian Healthcare Services (March 2016)
Laws 1891, ch. 10, § 2; C.L. 1897, § 1293; Code 1915, § 1686; C.S. 1929, § 35-2902; 1941 Comp., § 51-1102; 1953 Comp., § 49-1-2; Laws 1979, ch. 374, § 4.
How often courts cite this section
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.