Legal Opinion
Meeks v. Eddy County Sheriff's Department
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided October 11, 1994No. 15477PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARTZ, Judge.
The Eddy County Sheriffs Department (Employer) appeals from a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Administration awarding compensation benefits to Ronald E. Meeks (Worker). Although Employer raises three grounds for reversal, we need reach only one: whether Worker sustained an injury “arising out of and in the course of his employment,” NMSA 1978, § 52-1-28(A)(1) (Repl.Pamp.1991), when he was injured while engaged in a self-directed fitness program. Holding that the statutory requirement was not satisfied, we reverse the award of benefits.
FACTS
Worker had been employed by…
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