Keilman v. Dar Tile Company

MOISE, Justice.

This workmen’s compensation action requires a determination of the proper method of computing the time within which an action must be filed after the failure or refusal of the employer or insurer to pay compensation. § 59-10-13.6, N.M.S.A.1953.

The facts, as found by the trial court, are not disputed. Appellant was injured April 12, 1961. The first compensation payment was due not later than May 13, 1961. Payments were' not made by that date. The present action was filed Monday, May .14, 1962.'

A workman is required to file a claim “not later than one [1] year after the failure *…