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2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 41: Torts
Article 7: Libel and Slander, 41-7-1 through 41-7-6
Section 41-7-2: Judgment as res judicata.

Universal Citation:
NM Stat § 41-7-2 (1996 through 1st Sess 50th Legis)
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41-7-2. [Judgment as res judicata.]

A judgment in any jurisdiction for or against the plaintiff upon the substantive merits of any action for damages founded upon a single publication or exhibition or utterance as described in Section 1 [41-7-1 NMSA 1978] shall bar any other action for damages by the same plaintiff against the same defendant founded upon the same publication or exhibition or utterance.

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