Legal Opinion
Schell v. Buell ECD Co.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided November 13, 1984No. 7004PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DONNELLY, Judge.
Appellants (decedent’s employer and its insurance carrier) appeal from a judgment awarding death benefits to decedent’s widow in a workmen’s compensation case. Two issues are raised: whether (1) under the evidence and the law the trial court erred in awarding death benefits resulting from the suicide of the workman, and (2) an award of benefits was improper by reason of the intoxication of the workman.
Decedent was employed as a boilermaker at the Four Corners Power Plant near Farmington. On January 8, 1981, decedent’s right leg and ankle were severely injured when a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Garcia v. Genuine Parts Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
- Whitehead v. Keene Roofing Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1949
- Claim of Delinousha v. National Biscuit Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Brenne v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human RelationsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Holford v. Regents of the University of California, Los Alamos National LaboratoryNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1990