Legal Opinion
Lamont v. New Mexico Military Institute
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 1979No. 3596PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LOPEZ, Judge.
Defendants appeal a judgment in a workmen’s compensation case awarding benefits and attorney fees to plaintiff. Plaintiff cross appeals the trial court’s denial of her request for a lump sum award. We affirm.
The issues for decision on appeal are (1) whether the rate of compensation in effect on the date of disability applies or whether the rate in effect on the date of the original accident applies; (2) whether the amount of attorney fees awarded was excessive; and (3) whether the trial court’s finding that it was not in the interest of the rehabilitation of plaintiff to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Adams v. Loffland Brothers Drilling CompanyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
- Codling v. Aztec Well Servicing Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976
- Herndon v. Albuquerque Public SchoolsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1978
- Moorhead v. Gray Ranch Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
- Ortega v. New Mexico State Highway DepartmentNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Fryar v. JohnsenNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
- Casias v. Zia Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
- Cardenas v. United Nuclear Homestake PartnersNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981
- Jennings v. GabaldonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
- Padilla v. Frito-Lay, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981
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