Legal Opinion
Bufalino v. Safeway Stores, Inc.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided August 10, 1982No. 5545PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
Safeway appeals a judgment in which plaintiff was awarded workmen’s compensation benefits for total permanent disability arising out of a heart attack while on the job. We affirm.
As summarized, the court found:
On January 17,1981, plaintiff, 64 years of age, was employed by Safeway as a meat cutter. While performing very heavy lift work, plaintiff felt a sudden disabling pain in his chest, and due to physical stress, suffered a myocardial infarction resulting in disability. Prior thereto, plaintiff told his supervisor he was not feeling well but was told to keep working.
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2Cases cited22 opinions
- Bertrand v. Coal Operators Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
- Parker v. Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Co. of WisconsinTexas Supreme Court · 1969
- Fryar v. JohnsenNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
- Montano v. SaavedraNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
- Lyon v. Catron County CommissionersNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Herman v. Miners' HospitalNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
- Sanchez v. Molycorp, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
- Levario v. Ysidro Villareal Labor AgencyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
- Paternoster v. La Cuesta Cabinets, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1984
- Candelaria v. General Electric Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1986
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