Legal Opinion
Fitzgerald v. Open Hands
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided February 18, 1993No. 13741PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PICKARD, Judge.
This workers’ compensation case involves the proper legal interpretation and application to the facts of the statutes defining “impairment” and “disability” and limiting the amount of compensation benefits payable. The accidental injury took place on November 28, 1988, and the governing law is that in effect from 1987 to 1991. The specific provisions at issue are NMSA 1978, Sections 52-1-24, 52-1-25, and 52-1-41 (Repl.Pamp.1987).
Worker was a psychiatric nurse at the New Mexico State Penitentiary in Santa Fe when she was brutally beaten by a psychotic prisoner. Worker’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Tallman v. ABF (Arkansas Best Freight)New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
- State v. MartinNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
- Jensen v. New Mexico State PoliceNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1990
- Gutierrez v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1981
- Smith v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1986
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Chavez v. Mountain States ConstructorsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. FrostNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2002
- Peterson v. Northern Home CareNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1996
- Breen v. Carlsbad Municipal SchoolsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2003
- Chavez v. Mountain States ConstructionNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
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