Legal Opinion

De Lost v. Phelps Dodge Corp.

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided November 9, 1927No. 3069PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

WATSON, J.

Appellants, as dependent parents, filed a claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Laws 1917, c. 83, as amended. Dependency was the the only issue made by the pleadings, or litigated. As to that, the court found:

“That the said John De Lost and Helena De Lost, on the 8th day of February, A. D. 1923, were not dependent upon the deceased Joseph De Lost within the meaning of the provisions of chapter 83 of the 1917 Session Laws of the state of New Mexico, or at all, to any extent whatsoever.”

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Gonzales v. Chino Copper Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1924
  2. Merrill v. Penasco Lumber Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1922
  3. Morrow v. MartinezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1921
  4. Albuquerque & Cerrillos Coal Co. v. LermuseauxNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1920
  5. King v. DohertyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1927

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Christensen v. DysartNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1938
  2. New Mexico State Highway Department v. BibleNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1934
  3. Roberts v. RobertsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1931
  4. Pino v. Ozark Smelting & Mining Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1930
  5. State Nat. Bank of El Paso, Tex.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1942

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