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New Mexico Statutes 1978
Chapter 44 - MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL LAW MATTERS
Article 5 - GAMBLING DEBTS AND LOSSES
Section 44-5-1 - Money and property losses; loser's right of action for recovery; nature of remedy

N.M. Stat. § 44-5-1

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Current through 2024, ch. 69
Section 44-5-1 - Money and property losses; loser's right of action for recovery; nature of remedy

Any person who shall lose any money or property at any game at cards, or at any gambling device, may recover the same by action of debt, if money; if property, by action of trover, replevin or detinue.

NMS § 44-5-1

Laws 1856-1857, p. 34; C.L. 1865, ch. 36, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 2290; C.L. 1897, § 3199; Code 1915, § 2507; C.S. 1929, § 58-101; 1941 Comp., § 25-1001; 1953 Comp., § 22-10-1.