Legal Opinion

Sandoval v. United Nuclear Corp.

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided October 30, 1986No. 8968PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GARCIA, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals the termination of his worker’s compensation benefits. Our calendaring notice proposed summary reversal. Defendants filed a timely memorandum in opposition and the case was assigned to the limited calendar. After consideration of the parties' briefs, we view our preliminary analysis as correct and reverse the trial court.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff, a citizen of Mexico, was employed at defendant United Nuclear’s uranium mine near Grants, New Mexico. In 1977, he suffered a serious, crushing leg injury during a mine cave-in. In a subsequent…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Jean v. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  2. United Nuclear Corp. v. General Atomic Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
  3. State Ex Rel. Conley Lott Nichols MacHinery Co. v. Safeco Insurance Co. of AmericaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. Salitan v. CarrilloNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
  5. Potomac Insurance Company v. TorresNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1965

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. DeVaney v. Thriftway Marketing Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
  2. State v. ElliottNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2001
  3. In Re ChavezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Lopez v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1989
  5. Allred ex rel. Allred v. Board of Regents of the University of New MexicoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1997

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