Legal Opinion
Lauderdale Ex Rel. Leyba v. Hydro Conduit Corp.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided September 28, 1976No. 2503PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Chief Judge.
The dispositive issues in this workmen’s compensation case are: (1) whether wife No. 3 was entitled to compensation; (2) whether wife No. 1 was entitled to compensation ; and (3) attorney fees on appeal. We hold that neither wife was entitled to compensation; accordingly, we do not reach the question of how compensation should be apportioned between a wife and children of another woman.
Leyba was killed in a compensable accident. Pat, the mother of the three minor children and allegedly wife No. 2, sought workmen’s compensation benefits on behalf of the children. Pat…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Duke City Lumber Company, Inc. v. TerrelNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1975
- Heckathorn v. HeckathornNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- Fitzgerald v. FitzgeraldNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
- Merrill v. Penasco Lumber Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1922
- Aboud v. AdamsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Shahan Ex Rel. Shahan v. Beasley Hot Shot Service, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1978
- Schall Ex Rel. Griego v. Schall Ex Rel. SchallNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
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