New Mexico Statutes 39-3-18. Inability to join
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When the name of any person out of this state or incapable of giving consent to the bringing of a writ of error or taking of an appeal is omitted in the writ of error or appeal, and the cause proceeds without his name, his rights shall not be impaired by the judgment on the writ of error or appeal, and he may bring his separate writ of error or appeal in the same manner as if no former writ or appeal had been brought.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 39-3-18
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.