Legal Opinion
Kennecott Copper Corp. v. Chavez
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided January 4, 1990No. 11311PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
APODACA, Judge.
Kennecott Copper Corporation (employer) appeals the workers’ compensation judge’s (judge) order granting summary judgment to the Subsequent Injury Fund (the fund). Summary judgment was based on the judge’s conclusion that the statute of limitations for a claim against the fund had run and the claim was therefore untimely. Employer raises two issues: (1) were there issues of material fact on the question of whether employer knew or should have known that it had a claim against the fund in 1983? and (2) should Hernandez v. Levi Strauss, Inc., 107 N.M. 644, 763 P.2d 78…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Lopez Ex Rel. Lopez v. MaezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
- Koenig v. PerezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1986
- ABF Freight System v. MontanoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
- Gaston v. HartzellNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Beavers v. Johnson Controls World Services, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- Aragon v. Furr's, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1991
- Beavers v. Johnson Controls World Services, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1993
- Kennecott Copper Corp. v. ChavezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1992
- Kennecott Copper Corp. v. ChavezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1990