When the damages claimed shall not exceed one hundred dollars [($100)], judgment shall be rendered against the party as in a civil action the same as in other civil actions, but should they exceed one hundred dollars [($100)], then and in this case the party aggrieved shall apply in the district court for his justification and his rights.
History: Laws 1865, ch. 16, § 4; C.L. 1884, § 870; C.L. 1897, § 1295; Code 1915, § 4641; C.S. 1929, § 111-114; 1941 Comp., § 8-310; 1953 Comp., § 7-3-10.
ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. The office of justice of the peace was abolished by 35-1-38 NMSA 1978, and all jurisdiction, powers and duties conferred by law on justices of the peace have been transferred to the magistrate court.
Cross references. — For limits of magistrate's jurisdiction in civil matters, see 35-3-3 NMSA 1978.