In any action where an insured prevails against an insurer who has not paid a claim on any type of first party coverage, the insured person may be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and costs of the action upon a finding by the court that the insurer acted unreasonably in failing to pay the claim. History: […]
It shall not be legal in any civil suit for the clerk of any district court to tax in favor of the prevailing party the costs of more than four witnesses, unless the court shall certify upon the record that the attendance of more than four witnesses was necessary in the case. History: Laws 1858-1859, […]
When final judgment or decree shall be rendered in any cause, and execution shall be issued thereon, the clerk shall make a complete copy of all the costs taxed against the defendant in execution, under his hand and the seal of the court, together with a certificate that the said bill of costs is correct. […]
In every cause in which either party shall become liable to pay costs, the clerk may make out a transcript from the cost book as above directed, and the same shall have in all respects the force and effect of an execution, and shall be served, collected and returned in the same manner. History: Laws […]
Any officer who shall knowingly claim for his services in any cause in the district court higher fees than provided by law, or shall claim fees for services not rendered, shall be liable to the party against whom such fraudulent charge is made in three times the amount of such charge: provided, that the same […]
In all cases the plaintiff, on motion of any person interested in the suit or costs, may be ruled to give security for costs, and in case he shall fail so to do on or before the first day of the next term after such rule, the case shall abate. Provided, however, that should said […]
In any civil action involving liability for a deficiency pursuant to Section 55-9-504 or 58-19-7 NMSA 1978, the debtor, if prevailing, may in the discretion of the court be allowed a reasonable attorney fee set by the court and taxed and collected as costs. History: Laws 1981, ch. 10, § 3. ANNOTATIONS Award of attorney […]
In any civil action in the district court, small claims court or magistrate court to recover on an open account, the prevailing party may be allowed a reasonable attorney fee set by the court, and taxed and collected as costs. History: 1953 Comp., § 18-1-37, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 125, § 1; 1967, ch. […]
When any plaintiff shall bring in the same court several suits against the same defendant that may be joined, and whenever any plaintiffs shall bring in the same court several suits against several defendants that may be joined, the plaintiff shall recover only the costs of one action, and the costs of the other actions […]
In all actions founded on debt or other contract, if the plaintiff recover an amount which, exclusive of interest, is below the jurisdiction of the court, he shall recover judgment therein, but the costs shall be adjudged against him unless the plaintiff’s claim, as established on the trial, shall be reduced by offsets below the […]
When an appeal shall be taken from the judgment of a probate court or justice of the peace [magistrate] against the appellant, the costs shall be adjudged as follows: A. if the judgment be affirmed, or the appellee on a trial anew shall recover as much or more than the amount of the judgment below, […]
If such appeal be from a judgment in favor of the appellant, costs shall be adjudged as follows: if upon the trial anew, the appellant shall not recover more than the judgment below, he shall pay the costs of the appellate court; if he recover nothing, the costs shall be adjudged against him in both […]
The costs and expenses of taking the depositions shall be audited and allowed by the officer taking the same, and such costs and expenses, together with the fees of recording and copying the same, shall be taxed in favor of the party or parties paying the same, and collected as other costs in the suit […]
The fees of the county clerk for recording said depositions and certifying the same, shall be the same as are now allowed by law for recording and certifying deeds; and the fees of witnesses shall be the same as are now paid to witnesses in the district court in civil cases, and the fees of […]
In no case in any of the courts of this state, shall any fees for witnesses be taxed to exceed four witnesses, on each side, unless under the direction of the court, and in the court’s discretion the same may be necessary. History: Laws 1887, ch. 40, § 3; C.L. 1897, § 1812; Code 1915, […]
