Legal Opinion
Martinez v. Darby Construction Co.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided November 21, 1989No. 18171PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SOSA, Chief Justice.
This case is before the Court on writ of certiorari to the court of appeals in which an opinion was entered reversing the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Division to award benefits to Jerry R. Martinez (claimant). The opinion addressed the issue of timeliness of notice to the employer as required by NMSA 1978, Section 52-1-29 (Repl.Pamp.1987). In making its determination that the claimant failed to give timely notice, the court focused upon the standard of knowledge required by a worker and ruled that the claimant possessed sufficient recognition of the…
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