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Rule Set 13 - Uniform Jury Instructions — Civil - cited by 662 documents
Rule Set 13 - Uniform Jury Instructions — Civil - cited by 662 documents
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13-502. Legal fence.
There was in force in this state, at the time of the occurrence in question, a certain statute which describes a legal fence as follows:
(Quote or paraphrase the applicable parts of the statute in question.)
If you find from the evidence that the lands or crops of the plaintiff were enclosed within a legal fence, then you are instructed that the plaintiff had complied with the law.
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This instruction is to be used with UJI 13-501 NMRA but only if the evidence raises a substantial issue that the damages were caused by the failure of the plaintiff to have the crops or land enclosed by a legal fence.
[As amended by Supreme Court Order No. S-1-RCR-2025-00126, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2025.]
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