Barnett & Casbarian, Inc. v. Ortiz
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1DissentBivins, Judge
While I agree with the majority that the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) could properly find that the union office is work for which Worker is fitted, and that the odd-lot doctrine is inapplicable to the facts of the present case, I cannot agree with the majority opinion which adopts “reduction in the spectrum of job opportunities” as an additional test for disability, and remands for reconsideration based on that standard. I therefore respectfully dissent.
My concerns include: (1) lack of preservation of that issue; (2) failure to raise the issue on appeal, or, to the extent the reply brief…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Human Services Department v. StaplesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
- Brown Ex Rel. Brown v. Safeway Stores, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
- Anaya v. New Mexico Steel Erectors, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
- Quintana v. Trotz Construction CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
- Schober v. Mountain Bell TelephoneNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981
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