Legal Opinion
Beavers v. Johnson Controls World Services, Inc.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 1, 1995No. 13610PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DONNELLY, Judge.
In this case we consider the claims of Johnson Controls World Services, Inc. and Arthur L. DaSilva (Appellants) that the trial court erred in not dismissing Johanna Beavers’ (Plaintiff’s) prima facie tort claim because: (1) the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Act provides the exclusive remedy for Plaintiffs claim of emotional and mental distress, (2) the trial court applied an erroneous balancing test in determining that the prima facie tort claim should be submitted to the jury, and (3) the jury verdict awarding damages for a prima facie tort is not supported by…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Schmitz v. SmentowskiNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
- Porter v. Crawford & Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1980
- United Nuclear Corp. v. General Atomic Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
- Beavers v. Johnson Controls World Services, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- Centerre Bank of Kansas City, N.A. v. Distributors, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1985
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Green v. Wyman-Gordon Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Coates v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
- Weidler v. Big J Enterprises, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1997
- Guest v. BerardinelliNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2008
- Mosley v. TitusDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2010
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