Section 38-7-1 – Verified accounts; instruments in writing; denial under oath.
Except as provided in the Uniform Commercial Code [Chapter 55 NMSA 1978], accounts duly verified by the oath of the party claiming the same, or his agent, and promissory notes and other instruments in writing, not barred by law, are sufficient evidence in any suit to enable the plaintiff to recover judgment for the amount […]
Section 38-7-2 – [Consideration imported by written contract.]
Every contract in writing hereafter made shall import a consideration in the same manner and as fully as sealed instruments have heretofore done. History: Laws 1901, ch. 62, § 12; Code 1915, § 2181; C.S. 1929, § 45-608; 1941 Comp., § 20-208; 1953 Comp., § 20-2-8. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted […]
Section 38-7-3 – [Abstracts of title; admissibility; explanation; contradiction.]
Any abstract of the title to real estate, located in the state of New Mexico, certified to as correct by the secretary, and under the seal of any title abstract company, incorporated and doing business under the laws of the state, or by an individual bonded abstracter, shall be received in all of the courts […]
Section 38-7-4 – [False or forged abstract; penalty.]
Any officer of such company, who shall certify to any such abstract that it is true and correct, knowing the same to be false, or any person who shall forge the name of any such officer, or the seal of any such company, shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a felony, and be fined […]