Legal Opinion
Martinez v. Zia Co.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided May 17, 1983No. 6093PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge.
In this worker’s compensation case, the trial court increased the compensation award by ten percent on the basis that the injury “results from the negligence of the employer in failing to supply reasonable safety devices in general use for the use or protection of the workman * * NMSA 1978, § 52 — 1—10(B). Defendants appeal. We discuss: (1) pleading; (2) safety device; (3) general use; and (4) dispose of two motions.
Pleading
The claim for compensation alleged:
Plaintiff is entitled to an increase of ten (10%) percent of her [sic] ordinary award herein by reason of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Jones v. International Minerals Chemical CorporationNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1949
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