Legal Opinion
Harger v. Structural Services, Inc.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided April 17, 1996No. 22,527, 22,530 and 22,533PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MINZNER, Justice.
In this appeal we consider the application and effect of NMSA 1978, Section 52-1-22 (Repl.Pamp.1991), a part of the Workers’ Compensation Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 52-1-1 to -70 (Repl.Pamp.1991 & Cum.Supp.1995) (Act). Section 52-1-22 sometimes imposes liability for the payment of workers’ compensation benefits to a worker on someone other than the worker’s actual employer. Section 52-1-22, however, expressly excludes the employer of an independent contractor from liability. In this opinion we will use the term “statutory employer” to describe someone upon whom Section 52-1-22…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. SilkSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Bartels v. BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Burruss v. B. M. C. Logging Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1934
- Scott v. Murphy CorporationNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
- Westgate Families v. County Clerk of the Inc. County of Los AlamosNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1983
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Headley v. Morgan Management Corp.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2005
- Public Service Co. v. Diamond D Construction Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2001
- Celaya v. HallNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2004
- Talbott v. Roswell Hospital Corp.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2005
- Garrity v. Overland Sheepskin Co. of TaosNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1996
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