Wilson v. Rowan Drilling Co.

The very first enactment of a Workmen’s 'Compensation Act in New Mexico provided an express exception from liability on the part of the employer for injuries sustained by the workman while on the way to assume the duties of his employment or after leaving such duties, the proximate cause of which was not the employer’s negligence. The exception is provided by tbe italicized language appearing below taken from L. 1917, c. 83, § 12(1), to-wit: “The words ‘injuries sustained in extra-hazardous occupations or pursuits,’ as used in this act shall include death resulting from injury, and injuries…