Legal Opinion
American Tank & Steel Corp. v. Thompson
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 1977No. 11152PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAYNE, Justice.
In 1973, while engaged in the course of his employment, Johnnie Lee Thompson, a code welder, sustained an accidental injury to his right thumb, right index finger and the webbing between the thumb and finger. In an action brought under the New Mexico Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1 the trial court found that no other part of Thompson’s body was physically impaired as a natural and direct result of the accident. It further found that Thompson is able to use some, but not all of the tools necessary to perform the usual tasks of a welder. The trial court specifically found as…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Adams v. Loffland Brothers Drilling CompanyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
- Mascarenas v. KennedyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
- Security Insurance Co. of Hartford v. ChapmanNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1975
- Quintana v. Trotz Construction CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
- Montell v. OrndorffNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1960
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Hise Construction v. CandelariaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
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