Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Sagebrush Sales, Inc.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided August 26, 1994No. 14724PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PICKARD, Judge.
We grant the motion for rehearing, withdraw the prior opinion, and substitute the following.
This case requires us to determine whether Defendant, Sagebrush Sales, Inc. (Sagebrush), was Plaintiffs (Rivera) employer for purposes of the Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act). Madden Temporary Services, Inc. (Madden), was Rivera’s direct employer and had a contract with Sagebrush to provide temporary workers to Sagebrush on an as-needed basis. Rivera was injured while tagging lumber for Sagebrush at its lumberyard. After Rivera’s on-the-job injury, Madden and its insurer paid…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Whitehead v. Safway Steel Products, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- English v. Lehigh County AuthoritySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Antheunisse v. Tiffany & Co., Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1988
- Word v. Motorola, Inc.Arizona Supreme Court · 1983
- Shipman v. MacCo CorporationNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
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- Braziel v. Tobosa Developmental ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
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