Legal Opinion
Casias v. Zia Co.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided August 5, 1980No. 4557PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Chief Judge.
The two matters to be decided are: (1) what did the Court of Appeals decide in Casias v. Zia Co., 93 N.M. 78, 596 P.2d 521 (Ct.App. 1979), and (2) whether our workmen’s compensation statute provides for escalating benefits.
A worker’s average weekly wage and the average weekly wage in the state are considered in determining the amount of benefits to be paid to a person entitled to workmen’s compensation. Sections 52-1-20 and 52-1-41, N.M.S.A. 1978. There is no issue as to the calculations concerning these two wage factors. An issue at the trial was the point in time…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Genuine Parts Co. v. GarciaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1978
- Security Insurance Co. of Hartford v. ChapmanNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1975
- Casias v. Zia Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
- Primus v. ClarkNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1954
- Silva v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Gonzales v. Stanke-Brown & Associates, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
- State v. BarrazaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1990
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