Legal Opinion
Dupper v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided February 3, 1987No. 16330PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WALTERS, Justice.
This appeal concerns a claim for worker’s compensation by plaintiff Dupper against defendants J.C. Penney Company, Inc., Dupper’s employer, and its insurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. Dupper had completed her shift, signed out for the day, and was on her way to the employee parking lot when she tripped over a “pop-up” sprinkler head that had failed to retract after use. Liberty denied compensation for her injury on the ground that the accident occurred after she had left her duties of employment, thereby precluding her from recovery under New Mexico’s…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Alexander v. Delgado Ex Rel. DelgadoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
- Brown v. ReedSupreme Court of Virginia · 1969
- Wilson v. Rowan Drilling Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1950
- Edens v. New Mexico Health & Social Services DepartmentNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1976
- Merrill v. Penasco Lumber Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1922
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3Cited by24 opinions
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