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Section 524:1-a – Interest to be Added.

    524:1-a Interest to be Added. – In the absence of a demand prior to the institution of suit, in any action on a debt or account stated or where liquidated damages are sought, interest shall commence to run from the time of the institution of suit. This statute shall be inapplicable where the party […]

Section 524:1-b – Interest From Date of Writ.

    524:1-b Interest From Date of Writ. – In all other civil proceedings at law or in equity in which a verdict is rendered or a finding is made for pecuniary damages to any party, whether for personal injuries, for wrongful death, for consequential damages, for damage to property, business or reputation, for any other […]

Section 524:1-c – Entry of Judgment.

    524:1-c Entry of Judgment. – Upon a general verdict of a jury, or upon a decision by the court, that a party shall recover only a sum certain or costs or that all relief shall be denied, the clerk, unless the court otherwise orders, shall forthwith, sign, and enter the judgment upon motion of […]

Section 524:10 – Suit and Foreclosure.

    524:10 Suit and Foreclosure. – Any person who holds a note secured by a mortgage, or partially secured by a mortgage, shall have the right to bring suit upon the note without losing the security upon the mortgaged property, and a suit upon the note and a suit to foreclose the mortgage may be […]

Section 524:11 – Canadian Judgments.

    524:11 Canadian Judgments. – In suits on judgments rendered in the courts of the Dominion of Canada or any province thereof, said judgments shall be given such faith and credit as is given in the courts of the Dominion of Canada or any province thereof to the judgments rendered in the courts of New […]

Section 524:12 – Judgments for Failure to Pay Income Tax on Pensions.

    524:12 Judgments for Failure to Pay Income Tax on Pensions. – All property in this state of a judgment debtor where the judgment is in favor of any state for failure to pay that state’s income tax assessed on benefits received from a pension or other retirement plan, or with respect to income earned […]

Section 524:13 – Post-Judgment Real Estate Liens.

    524:13 Post-Judgment Real Estate Liens. – I. A judgment entered by any court in this state may be secured against real estate by recording or re-recording, at any time during the duration of the judgment, a certified copy of the judgment, along with an affidavit in accordance with paragraph II, with the registry of […]

Section 524:2 – Recoupment for Improvements.

    524:2 Recoupment for Improvements. – Any person against whom an action is brought for the recovery of real estate may, with the plea, file a brief statement, setting forth that such person and the persons under whom such person makes the claim have been in the actual peaceable possession of such real estate, under […]

Section 524:3 – Findings as to Increased Value.

    524:3 Findings as to Increased Value. – The jury, if they find a verdict for the plaintiff, shall determine whether the lands have been so possessed and improved, and the amount of the increased value thereof, after allowing for any waste or injury the same may have sustained. Source. RS 190:6. CS 203:6. GS […]

Section 524:4 – Increased Value; Judgment.

    524:4 Increased Value; Judgment. – If a judgment is rendered for the plaintiff, it shall be conditional upon the plaintiff’s payment of the amount of the increased value of the real estate. The payment shall be made within one year of the verdict to the clerk of court for the use of the defendant. […]

Section 524:5 – Civil Forfeitures.

    524:5 Civil Forfeitures. – In actions for the recovery of a penalty or forfeiture, in a recognizance in a civil case, or in an obligation or contract under seal, the court shall render judgment for such amount as is equitably due, or as will indemnify the plaintiff for the damages sustained by the breach […]

Section 524:6 – Penalty: Several Obligations.

    524:6 Penalty: Several Obligations. – If the penalty or forfeiture is designed to secure the performance of several things to be done at different times, or as security to or for the use of several persons, judgment shall be rendered for the whole of the penalty or forfeiture, and the court shall award execution […]

Section 524:6-a – Periodic Payment of Judgments.

    524:6-a Periodic Payment of Judgments. – I. Whenever judgment is rendered against any person in this state, the court in which the judgment is rendered shall either at the time of rendition of the judgment inquire of the defendant as to the defendant’s ability to pay the judgment in full or, upon petition of […]

Section 524:7 – Scire Facias.

    524:7 Scire Facias. – The plaintiff or the plaintiff’s administrator, and any other persons interested, may, from time to time, have scire facias upon such judgment, and execution shall be awarded them for any further sums which may be equitably due. Source. RS 190:10. CS 203:10. GS 213:11. GL 232:11. PS 228:7. PL 340:7. […]

Section 524:8 – Mortgages; Judgments.

    524:8 Mortgages; Judgments. – A judgment in an action on a mortgage shall be conditional upon payment of the sum due, as determined by the court, by the mortgagor or person holding the mortgagor’s right, to the mortgagee or person holding the mortgagee’s right. The payment shall be made within 2 months after judgment […]

Section 524:9 – Copy of Note.

    524:9 Copy of Note. – The court may allow a copy of a note or other instrument to be filed in a suit for the purpose of rendering judgment thereon. Source. 1859, 2214:1. GS 213:13. GL 232:13. 1879, 48:1. PS 228:9. PL 340:9. RL 396:9. RSA 524:9. 1967, 132:31, eff. July 18, 1967.