Padilla v. Frito-Lay, Inc.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WALTERS, Chief Judge
In this workmen’s compensation case, the issue is the propriety of a lump-sum award to plaintiff.
Gilbert Padilla was injured in the course of his employment with defendant Frito-Lay, Inc. As a result of the injury, he suffered complete blindness in the right eye and almost complete blindness in the left eye, along with other related injuries. The court found that Padilla was entitled to permanent and total disability, finding further that it would be in Padilla’s best interest to allow a lump sum settlement so that he could purchase an available coin-operated…
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