Legal Opinion
Brown v. Arapahoe Drilling Company
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided April 9, 1962No. 6858PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARMODY, Justice.
This appeal is from the-denial pf a claim for workmen’s compepsatipn filed by the widow of a deceased workman.
The principal question requiring determination relates to the application of the “dual purpose doctrine” to the statutory exclusion of “going and coming from” work, as provided in § 59-10-12(l), N.M.S.A., 1953 Comp. A problem with respect to election of remedies as between a workmen’s compensation claim and a suit against a third-party tort-feasor is also to be considered.
The findings of fact by the trial court are not attacked and, therefore, are binding on us. See,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Claim of Dependents of Marks v. GrayNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Reed v. StyronNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
- Royal Indemnity Co. v. Southern California Petroleum Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1960
- Wilson v. Rowan Drilling Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1950
- Kandelin v. Lee Moor Contracting Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1933
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Stafford v. Westchester Fire Insurance Co. of New York, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1974
- Janak v. TEXAS EMPLOYERS'INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONTexas Supreme Court · 1964
- Montoya v. Aral Security, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1992
- Garcia Ex Rel. Garcia v. Middle Rio Grande Conservancy DistrictNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
- Herrera v. Springer CorporationNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1973
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