Any person who acts as next friend for an infant in any suit to recover any personal property, debt or damages, shall, if required by the court, execute a bond to such infant in double the amount claimed in such suit, with such sureties as shall be approved by the court, conditioned that such next friend shall account to such infant for all money or property which may be recovered in such suit. Such bond shall be delivered to and filed in the office of the clerk of the court in which said suit is pending.

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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 38-4-8

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.