Legal Opinion
Phelps Dodge Corp. v. Guerra
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided July 10, 1978No. 11792PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EASLEY, Justice.
Plaintiff Pablo Guerra (Guerra) filed suit for workmen’s compensation against the defendant Phelps Dodge Corporation (Phelps). The trial court dismissed the claim on the ground that Guerra had settled the claim along with a previous compensation case between the parties. The Court of Appeals held for Guerra and awarded him attorneys fees for the appeal. We reverse the Court of Appeals as to all issues and sustain the decision of the trial court.
The controlling issue is whether, as a matter of law, the trial court is precluded from going behind an unambiguous judgment…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Klapprott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Southern Pacific Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Tozer v. Charles A. Krause Milling Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
- Erick Rios Bridoux v. Eastern Air Lines, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Koppenhaver v. KoppenhaverNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1984
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