A. Any person who suffers any loss of money or property as a result of being designated a director of a corporation without giving his consent may bring an action against the designating corporation to recover actual damages or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is greater.

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 53-2-10

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.

B. The court may award attorneys’ fees and costs to the party injured as a result of the director designation if he prevails. The court may award attorneys’ fees to the corporation charged if the court finds that the action brought against the corporation was groundless.

C. The relief provided in this section is in addition to remedies otherwise available against the same conduct under the common law or other statutes of this state.