Legal Opinion
Morales v. Reynolds
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 10, 2004No. 24,379, 24,161PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOpinion Pickard, J.
{1} The two cases on appeal here present an opportunity to examine the standard announced in Delgado v. Phelps Dodge Chino, Inc., 2001-NMSC-034, 131 N.M. 272, 34 P.3d 1148, which expanded the set of circumstances under which a worker may pursue an independent tort action outside of the exclusivity provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act), NMSA 1978, § 52-1-9 (1973). We hold that neither of these cases meets the requirements of the test set forth in Delgado, 2001-NMSC-034, ¶ 26, 131 N.M. 272, 34 P.3d 1148. We consolidate the cases and affirm both district court decisions in favor…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Self v. United Parcel Service, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1998
- Roth v. ThompsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1992
- Delgado v. Phelps Dodge Chino, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2001
- Knapp v. Fraternal Order of EaglesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
- Segura v. Molycorp, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Breen v. Carlsbad Municipal SchoolsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2005
- Salazar v. TorresNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2007
- Ovecka v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2008
- Padilla v. Wall Colmonoy Corp.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2006
- Dominguez v. Perovich Properties, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2005
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