Legal Opinion
Orcutt v. S & L Paint Contractors, Ltd.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 20, 1990No. 11032PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
APODACA, Judge.
Claimant Brenda Orcutt (worker) appeals the workers’ compensation judge’s (judge) denial of her claim under NMSA 1978, Section 52-1-64 (Repl.Pamp.1987) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act), based on an out-of-state injury. Worker, a New Mexico resident, was injured in Nevada while working for respondent S & L Paint Contractors, Ltd. (employer). Determining that worker’s “contract of hire” was made in Nevada and not in New Mexico, the judge concluded that worker did not meet the extraterritorial coverage requirements under Section 52-1-64 and was thus not entitled…
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- Anaya v. New Mexico Steel Erectors, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Orcutt v. S & L Paint Contractors, Ltd.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1990
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