Legal Opinion
Medina v. Zia Company
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided November 25, 1975No. 1897PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals an adverse judgment in a workman’s compensation case growing out of a hernia injury. We affirm.
A. The trial court applied the proper legal test.
- Plaintiff contends the district court failed to apply the proper legal test of total and partial disability under §§ 59-10-12.18 and 59-10-12.19, N.M.S.A. 1953 (2d Repl. Vol. 9, pt. 1).
These sections read as follows:
Total disability. — As used in the Workmen’s Compensation Act ,[59-10-1 to 59-10-37], “total disability” means a condition whereby a workman, by reason of an injury arising out of, and in the course…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Adams v. Loffland Brothers Drilling CompanyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
- Worthey v. Sedillo Title Guaranty, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
- Quintana v. Trotz Construction CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
- Gallegos v. Duke City Lumber Co., Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1975
- Willcox v. United Nuclear Homestake Sapin Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Madrid v. St. Joseph HospitalNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1996
- Sanchez v. Homestake Mining Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
- Breen v. Carlsbad Municipal SchoolsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2005
- Anaya v. New Mexico Steel Erectors, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
- Aranda v. Mississippi Chemical Corp.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
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