Legal Opinion
Jeffrey v. Hays Plumbing & Heating
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 1, 1994No. 15181PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARTZ, Judge.
David W. Jeffrey, Sr., (Claimant) was injured at work on May 18, 1992. Therefore, the amendments to the Workers’ Compensation Act enacted in 1990 govern his entitlement to benefits. See NMSA 1978, § 52-1-48 (Repl.Pamp.1991); Jojola v. Aetna Life & Casualty, 109 N.M. 142, 144, 782 P.2d 395, 397 (Ct.App.1989). Under NMSA 1978, Section 52-1-26(C) and 52-1-26.1 (Repl. Pamp.1991) (Effective Jan. 1, 1991), a worker’s permanent partial disability is determined by first calculating the worker’s impairment, as defined by NMSA 1978, Section 52-1-24 (Repl.Pamp.1991) (Effective Jan.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Helman v. GallegosNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- Bower v. Whitehall Leather Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1981
- Vetter v. Alaska Workmen's Compensation BoardAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
- Aranda v. Mississippi Chemical Corp.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
- Barela v. Midcon of New Mexico, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1989
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Britton v. Office of the Att'y Gen.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2018
- Connick v. County of BernalilloNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1998
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