Legal Opinion
Woods v. Asplundh Tree Expert Co.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 21, 1992No. 13298PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MINZNER, Judge.
Joseph Woods (Woods) appeals from a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Administration denying his claim for benefits from Asplundh Tree Expert Company (Asplundh). Workers’ Compensation Judge Gregory Griego concluded that Woods was not entitled to compensation, because the accident in which he was injured occurred as a result of “wrestling horseplay” with a Public Service Company (PNM) employee, and thus neither arose out of nor occurred in the course of his employment. See NMSA 1978, § 52-l-28(A)(l) (Repl.Pamp.1991).
Woods contends that Judge Griego misapplied the rule…
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