Archuleta v. Safeway Stores, Inc.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BIVINS, Judge.
Defendant appeals from a judgment in this worker’s compensation action awarding plaintiff total disability for an injury to her right lower extremity. Three issues are raised: (1) whether the trial court’s finding of total disability resulting solely from an injury to the leg is supported by substantial evidence; (2) whether the Workmen’s Compensation Act authorizes an award of total disability benefits in cases involving an injury solely to a scheduled member, which issue asks this court to re-examine cases holding it does; and (3) whether the trial court abused its…
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