In case of any voluntary assignment, referred to in Section 56-9-8 NMSA 1978, if the assignee shall fail within twelve months to settle up the estate of his assignor and distribute the proceeds thereof among the creditors entitled thereto, any creditor aggrieved may file a bill of complaint in any district court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and the parties to compel such settlement and distribution and thereupon such suit shall proceed in the manner prescribed by this chapter for the proving of claims and the distribution of assets in cases of involuntary assignment. History: Laws 1889, ch. 67, § 9; C.L. 1897, § 2826; Code 1915, § 282; C.S. 1929, § 7-109; 1941 Comp., § 23-109; 1953 Comp., § 27-1-9. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — Rule 1-007A NMRA designates the allowed pleadings and speaks of a 'complaint,' not a 'bill of complaint.' Rule 1-003 NMRA provides that a complaint commences a civil action. The words 'in this chapter,' the first time they appear, were inserted by the 1915 Code compilers; the words 'this chapter,' the second time they appear, were substituted nt commences a civil action. The words 'in this chapter,' the first time they appear, were inserted by the 1915 Code compilers; the words 'this chapter,' the second time they appear, were substituted for 'this act.' Presumably, 'this chapter' refers to 56-9-1 to 56-9-55 NMSA 1978, whereas 'this act' refers only to Laws 1889, ch. 67, §§ 1 to 9, presently compiled as 56-9-1 to 56-9-9 NMSA 1978. Cross references. — For voluntary assignments, see 56-9-1 to 56-9-7 NMSA 1978. For provisions concerning voluntary assignments, see compiler's note to 56-9-8 NMSA 1978. For provisions dealing with assignee's failure to settle, see 56-9-25 NMSA 1978. For provisions dealing with the time for payment of claims, see 56-9-41 NMSA 1978.
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