Legal Opinion
Baca v. Highlands University
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided January 10, 1992No. 20050PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANCHINI, Justice.
We granted certiorari to review one issue addressed by the court of appeals in Highlands University v. Baca, 113 N.M. 175, 824 P.2d 315 (App.1991). This issue concerns the calculation of an award of attorney fees pursuant to Section 52-1-54 of the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Act, NMSA 1978, Sections 52-1-1 to -69 (Orig. Pamp.). The court of appeals held that the worker’s past benefits were not in jeopardy and, therefore, the workers’ compensation judge erred when he computed attorney fees based in part on past benefits. We reverse the court of appeals and affirm…
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