Castro v. Bass

392 P.2d 668 (1964)

74 N.M. 254

Basilio CASTRO, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Raymond BASS, Employer, and Western Casualty Company, Insurer, Defendants-Appellants.

No. 7328.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

May 4, 1964.

McAtee, Toulouse, Marchiondo, Ruud & Gallagher, Albuquerque, for appellants.

Frank M. Mims, Albuquerque, for appellee.

MOISE, Justice.

Defendant-appellants appeal from a judgment granting plaintiff-appellee recovery under the New Mexico Workmen's Compensation Act. (§§ 59-10-1 to 59-10-37, incl., N.M.S.A. 1953).

The facts disclose that on August 25, 1960, while employed by defendant Bass, plaintiff…