§ 39-4-1 [Right to execution; issuance; levy and sale; jurisdiction.]
§ 39-4-2 [Property subject to execution.]
§ 39-4-3 [Levy; insufficient property; garnishment proceedings.]
§ 39-4-4 Filing notice of levy on real estate; recording and indexing;
§ 39-4-7 [Bond to retain possession of goods until sale.]
§ 39-4-8 [Failure to return bond; insufficient bond; liability of officer.]
§ 39-4-9 [Time limit on return of district court executions; sale;
§ 39-4-10 [Execution against sureties.]
§ 39-4-11 [Execution against corporation; information to be furnished.]
§ 39-4-12 [Assignment of debts due corporation.]
§ 39-4-13 [Judgment lien on real estate; foreclosure suit; sale.]
§ 39-4-14 [Execution and appraisal not prerequisites to bringing of suit.]
§ 39-4-15 [Pleading claim of exemption.]
§ 39-4-16 [Procedure not exclusive; existing remedies unaltered.]
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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 39 > Article 4 - Recovery On Judgments

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • 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.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • 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.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.