Legal Opinion
Curliss v. B & C AUTO PARTS
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided November 2, 1993No. 14443PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLORES, Judge.
Worker appeals the denial of his petition to set aside the March 13, 1989 Workers’ Compensation lump sum settlement order pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 52-5-9(B) (Repl.Pamp.1987). Worker relies upon the following grounds to reverse the denial of his petition to set aside the settlement order: (1) he justifiably relied upon the misrepresentations made by Insurer’s agent in approving the lump sum settlement; (2) the lump sum settlement was entered into under a mutual mistake of fact; (3) the post-settlement diagnosis of injury to Worker’s brain constitutes newly discovered…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Martinez v. Southwest Landfills, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1993
- LaFleur v. C.C. Pierce Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Mendenhall v. VandeventerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1956
- State v. RodriguezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1984
- Hall v. Strom Construction Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1962
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by4 opinions
- Meyers v. Western Auto & CNA InsuranceNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2002
- Fasso v. SIERRA HEALTHCARE CENTERNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
- Henington v. Technical-Vocational InstituteNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2002
- Rogers v. Bd. of Comm'rs of Torrance Cty.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2019