Legal Opinion
Malone v. Swift Fresh Meats Co.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided February 2, 1978No. 11688PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EASLEY, Justice.
Melvin J. Malone, plaintiff-appellant (Malone), filed this workmen’s compensation suit against defendants-appellees, Swift Fresh Meats Company, his employer, and Globe Life Insurance Company, the employer’s insurer, (Swift, Globe or defendants). The trial court dismissed the complaint and the Court of Appeals affirmed. We reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.
The issues are (1) whether a plaintiff’s right to amend his workmen’s compensation claim as a matter of course, where no responsive pleading has been filed, is waived when, after having already filed an…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Feddersen Motors, Inc. v. WardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
- Kelly v. Delaware River Joint CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
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