Legal Opinion
Edens v. New Mexico Health & Social Services Department
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided March 16, 1976No. 10512PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MONTOYA, Justice.
This appeal arises from a denial of a claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Plaintiff is the surviving spouse of Betty Jean Edens (Edens) who was fatally injured in a car accident in Albuquerque. At the time of the accident, Edens was employed in Albuquerque by defendant New Mexico Health and Social Services Department (HSSD).
The Bernalillo County District Court denied all relief sought under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, §§ 59-10-1 to 37, N.M. S.A., 1953 (2d Repl. Vol. 9, Pt. 1, 1974). The judgment of the District Court was affirmed by the Court of Appeals in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wilson v. Rowan Drilling Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1950
- McKinney v. DorlacNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1944
- Whitehurst v. Rainbo Baking CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
- George C. Houck, Jr. v. H. I. Hinds, Individually and as Collector of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954
- Rafferty v. Dairymen's League Co-operative Ass'n, New Jersey Department of Labor Workmen's Compensation Bureau1938
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Morgan Keegan Mortgage Co. v. CandelariaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1997
- Quantum Corp. v. State Taxation & Revenue DepartmentNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1998
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