{"data":{"id":"us-nm/41-7-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"41-7-2","heading":"[Judgment as res judicata.]","body":"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.","path":["Chapter 41 - Torts","ARTICLE 7 Libel and Slander"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18541/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"4e19cc750445d4e563ecb2c818d2b0092a83caab58f5f9fca9b25384fdbaabec","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/41-7-1","next":"us-nm/41-7-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}