Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Hovey Concrete Products Co. v. Mechem
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided August 30, 1957No. 6264PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COMPTON, Justice.
This is an original proceeding in mandamus to compel the Governor to appoint Commissioners to administer the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Ch. 246, L.1957, 1953 Comp. § 59-10-36 et seq. The Governor declined to appoint the Commission because of doubtful validity of the Act.
The attack on the Act is multiple but the main question is whether it confers an unlawful delegation of judicial power on the commission. We think it does, and we approach the conclusion feeling that the members of the legislature enacting this law labored just as honestly and zealously in…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Borgnis v. Falk Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1911
- Laisne v. California State Board of OptometryCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- Hunter v. Colfax Consolidated Coal Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1915
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3Cited by53 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Clark v. JohnsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1995
- McHugh v. Santa Monica Rent Control BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1989
- Bradbury & Stamm Construction Co. v. Bureau of RevenueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
- Peyton v. NordNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
- New Mexico Right to Choose/NARAL v. JohnsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1998
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