Legal Opinion
Morgan Ex Rel. Estate of Morgan v. Public Service Co.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided October 5, 1982No. 5588PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge.
This appeal involves attorney fees in a worker’s compensation case. We discuss: (1) jurisdiction to award attorney fees; (2) an award of attorney fees based on unsuccessful efforts to obtain a lump-sum award; and (3) the amount of attorney fees awarded in connection with the death benefits.
Jurisdiction
Johnny Ray Morgan died from injuries received while at work on October 12, 1979; he fell into a transformer. An unexplained fall being involved, defendant was concerned with the cause of death. See Luvaul v. A. Ray Barker Motor Company, 72 N.M. 447, 384 P.2d 885 (1963).…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Fryar v. JohnsenNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
- Heckathorn v. HeckathornNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- Kendrick v. Gackle Drilling CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
- Johnsen v. FryarNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981
- Livingston v. Loffland Brothers Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Woodson v. Phillips Petroleum Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
- Sanchez v. Homestake Mining Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
- Manzanares v. Lerner's, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
- Sanchez v. Siemens Transmission SystemsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
- Sanchez v. Siemens Transmission SystemsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1991
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