Legal Opinion
White v. New Mexico Highway Commission
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided October 10, 1938No. 4388PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUDSPETH, Chief Justice.
The question for decision is the right of a workman to compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Law, Comp.St. 1929, § 156-101 et seq., who, without the knowledge or consent of his employer or the employer’s insurer, executes a full and complete release of liability of a negligent third party who was responsible for his injury.
The parties will be referred to herein as in the court below, i. e., appellant as plaintiff and the Insurance Company as defendant, the cause having been dismissed as to the State Highway Department from which no appeal was taken.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Texas Employers Insurance v. BrandonTexas Supreme Court · 1936
- Doleman v. LevineSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Kandelin v. Lee Moor Contracting Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1933
- Jones v. George F. Getty Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1937
- Tews v. C. F. Hanks Coal Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1934
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Brown v. Arapahoe Drilling CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
- Montoya v. Aral Security, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1992
- Lang v. William Bros Boiler & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
- Garcia Ex Rel. Garcia v. Middle Rio Grande Conservancy DistrictNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
- Herrera v. Springer CorporationNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1973
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