Legal Opinion
Turner Ex Rel. Turner v. New Mexico State Highway Department
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 8, 1982No. 5452PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LOPEZ, Judge.
The defendants appeal a judgment in a workmen’s compensation case awarding death benefits to the widow. We affirm.
The defendants present two issues for reversal: 1. admissibility of medical expert testimony; 2. whether the workman’s death arose out of and in the course of his employment.
FACTS
Decedent was employed by the New Mexico Highway Department as an equipment operator. He had been suffering from high blood pressure for over a year before his death, but was able to continue working. He was under medication for his heart condition. On July 7, the day of his death, he…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Frederick v. Younger Van LinesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
- Dahl v. TurnerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- Edens v. New Mexico Health & Social Services DepartmentNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1976
- Gammon v. Ebasco Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1965
- Cardenas v. United Nuclear Homestake PartnersNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Crane v. SAN JUAN COUNTY, NMNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
- Shadbolt v. Schneider, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
- Samsun Corp. v. BennettCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2003
- Wilson v. Yellow Freight SystemNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1992
- Lewis v. Albuquerque Public SchoolsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2019
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