In any replevin action in the magistrate court, judgment may be entered for the plaintiff granting the plaintiff the property, or its fair market value in case a delivery cannot be made, and damages for the wrongful taking or detention of the property by the defendant.
History: 1953 Comp., § 36-13-7, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 249, § 9.
Cross references. — For Rules of Civil Procedure for the Magistrate Courts, see Rule 2-101 NMRA et seq.