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· 6/14/1982

King v. Lujan

Citations

  • 646 P.2d 1243
  • 98 N.M. 179

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that “the filing of a suit ordinarily tolls the applicable limitations period”
  • filing a complaint commences the action and tolls the statute of limitation
  • where period of limitations has run a dismissal without prejudice is tantamount to dismissal with prejudice
  • “[W]e hold that a dismissal without prejudice operates to leave the parties as if no action had been brought at all.”

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Judges: Federici, Easley, Payne

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