Legal Opinion
Chavez v. Mountain States Constructors
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided December 2, 1996No. 22865PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANCHINI, Justice.
[1] As a consequence of a work-related truck accident, Richard Chavez incurred mental injuries that rendered him totally disabled. He was denied any benefits for his mental injuries because the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) believed that recovery was barred by NMSA 1978, § 52-1-24 (Repl.Pamp.1991), 1 the portion of the Workers’ Compensation Act that governs mental impairments. The WCJ and, on Chavez’s appeal, the majority opinion of the Court of Appeals, concluded that Section 52-1-24 barred recovery because Chavez suffered both physical and mental injuries,…
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