Legal Opinion
Gonzales v. Mountain States Mutual Casualty Co.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided November 4, 1986No. 8855PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GARCIA, Judge.
This is a workmen’s compensation appeal involving the computation of the disabled worker’s average weekly wage, the denial of prejudgment interest and the award of attorney’s fees.
FACTS
Plaintiff was an owner-operator of a school bus and, pursuant to a contract, transported school children for the Peñasco Independent School System (defendant). Plaintiff suffered an injury causally related to her employment. As a result, she was found to be totally disabled by the trial court.
The owner-operator transportation contract was based on a detailed and comprehensive formula…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Moorehead v. Industrial CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1972
- Casias v. Zia Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
- Rhaney v. Dobbs House, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Murillo v. Payroll ExpressNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
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