§ 42-6-1 By and against whom action may be brought; several tracts may be included in one action
§ 42-6-2 Complaint; parties; unknown claimants
§ 42-6-3 [Numerous claimants; suit by committee.]
§ 42-6-4 [Committee may make contracts; binding effect.]
§ 42-6-5 [Manner of appointment of committee; effect of appointment; persons not appointing committee made defendants; unknown claimants.]
§ 42-6-6 [Joinder of parties plaintiff.]
§ 42-6-7 [Disclaimer; costs; default.]
§ 42-6-8 [Mines deemed real estate.]
§ 42-6-9 [Equitable procedure.]
§ 42-6-10 [Attorneys’ fees payable in land; suit by attorney;
§ 42-6-11 [Joint owners; share in expenses of suit; lien on property of co-owners; interest; no exemption.]
§ 42-6-12 [Consent of state in quiet title and foreclosure suits.]
§ 42-6-13 Method of service on state; answer
§ 42-6-14 Judicial sale; alternative remedies
§ 42-6-15 [Release of lien held by state.]
§ 42-6-16 [State exempt from payment of costs or money judgment.]
§ 42-6-17 Effect of decree against state
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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 42 > Article 6 - Quieting Title

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.