Legal Opinion
Joyce v. Pecos Benedictine Monastery
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 25, 1995No. 15793PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PICKARD, Judge.
Claimant appeals from the workers’ compensation judge’s order dismissing her claim. The sole issue presented on appeal is whether Claimant was a “worker” at the time of her injury for purposes of the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Act, NMSA 1978, Sections 52-1-1 to 52-1-70 (Repl.Pamp.1991 & Cum.Supp.1994). We find no error in the judge’s order dismissing with prejudice Claimant’s complaint for benefits.
Renouncing her former civil service to the Air Force as an armaments engineer, Claimant joined the Pecos Benedictine Monastery in the summer of 1991 in order to devote…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Dibble v. GarciaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
- Rivera v. Sagebrush Sales, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
- Blust v. Sisters of MercyMichigan Supreme Court · 1931
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