Legal Opinion
Minnerup v. Stewart Bros. Drilling Co.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided October 2, 1979No. 4050PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Chief Judge.
There are two issues in this workmen’s compensation case: (1) propriety of a lump-sum award (a) where maximum compensation benefits were being paid and (b) there were unpaid medical benefits; and (2) attorney fees.
Lump-Sum Award
Authority for a lump-sum award has existed since the enactment of § 52-l-56(B), N.M.S.A.1978, in 1929. However, in 1959, the Legislature enacted a specific provision for lump-sum awards in cases involving total permanent disability or death. This specific provision, Laws 1959, ch. 67, § 9, was amended by Laws 1969, ch. 133, § 1 and Laws 1975,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Schiller v. Southwest Air Rangers, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1975
- Codling v. Aztec Well Servicing Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976
- Lane v. Levi Strauss & Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
- Livingston v. Loffland Brothers Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
- Lamont v. New Mexico Military InstituteNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Montoya v. Anaconda Mining Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981
- Paternoster v. La Cuesta Cabinets, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1984
- Maitlen v. Getty Oil Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
- Garcia v. Albuquerque Public SchoolsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
- Neumann v. A.S. Horner, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
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