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2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 42: Actions and Proceedings Relating to Property
Article 9: Attachment, 42-9-1 through 42-9-39
Section 42-9-19: Default after service by publication; judgment; effect.
NM Stat § 42-9-19 (1996 through 1st Sess 50th Legis) What's This?
42-9-19. [Default after service by publication; judgment; effect.]
When the defendant shall be notified, by publication as aforesaid, and shall not appear and answer the action, judgment by default may be entered, which may be proceeded on to final judgment as in ordinary actions, but such judgment shall only bind the property attached, and shall be no evidence of indebtedness against the defendant in any subsequent suit.
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