Legal Opinion
Transport Indemnity Company v. Garcia
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 22, 1976No. 2454PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HENDLEY, Judge.
Garcia, an employee of I.C.X. was injured, while in the course of his employment, by the Tatoms. Transport Indemnity Company, I.C.X.’s compensation carrier, paid compensation to Garcia because of the injury in the amount of $2,042.23. Subsequently, Garcia filed suit against the Tatoms and recovered $15,000.00. The total cost to Garcia to make the recovery was $5,000.00 for the attorney’s fee and $1,284.87 in other costs. The net recovery was $8,715.13 or 58.1 per cent of the total judgment.
Transport then instituted the present action to recover the amount it had paid.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Royal Indemnity Co. v. Southern California Petroleum Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1960
- Springer Corporation v. HerreraNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
- Schiller v. Southwest Air Rangers, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1975
- Kandelin v. Lee Moor Contracting Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1933
- Codling v. Aztec Well Servicing Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Investment Co. of the Southwest v. ReeseNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
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