Legal Opinion
McWhorter v. Board of Education
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided January 23, 1958No. 6232PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIKER, Justice.
The essential facts were stipulated to be as follows, to wit:
The defendant is an independent school district in Lea County, New Mexico, duly organized as such under and pursuant to the laws of the State of New Mexico. The school district comprises approximately the northern one-fourth of Lea County and includes the Town of Tatum.
Plaintiff, a man about seventy years old, was employed by the defendant as a janitor in the work of repair and maintenance of school buildings and school grounds at a monthly salary of $260. While standing on a ladder some twelve or fifteen feet above…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- State v. LockeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1923
- Dougherty v. VidalNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1933
- Ridge v. Boulder Creek Union Junior-Senior High School DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1943
- Brown v. Village of DemingNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1952
- Skelly v. Westminster School DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Sangre De Cristo Development Corp. v. City of Santa FeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1972
- State Ex Rel. Stratton v. Roswell Independent SchoolsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1991
- Montoya v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1970
- Board of Education, School District 16 v. StandhardtNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1969
- Gallagher v. Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control AuthorityNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
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