Legal Opinion

Herman v. Miners' Hospital

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided February 28, 1991No. 19488PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BACA, Justice.

This appeal is before us on writ of certiorari to the court of appeals. Petitioner Don Herman seeks to appeal the judgment of the court of appeals, which reversed an award of death benefits made by a hearing examiner of the Workers’ Compensation Division. We have granted the petition, and we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals, reinstating the award of benefits.

Respondent Miners’ Hospital (Hospital) employed Herman’s spouse, the decedent, as a nurse. On July 21, 1986, decedent died as a result of a heart attack suffered at work. She had been treated at the…

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  4. National Council on Compensation Insurance v. New Mexico State Corp. CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Herndon v. Albuquerque Public SchoolsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1978

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