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· 2/27/1967

Mirabal v. International Minerals & Chemical Corp.

Citations

  • 425 P.2d 740
  • 77 N.M. 576

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that employer substantially complied by paying benefits and filing the policy eight months before the worker filed a tort suit
  • stating that one purpose of the prior workers’ compensation act was to avoid uncertainty in litigation
  • filing forty days after accident and eight months before any suit filed
  • “It would seem contrary to legislative intent that any technical delay which in no way prejudices a claimant would give rise to a common-law suit.”
  • observing written evidence of workers’ compensation coverage in record

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Judges: Compton, Chavez, Spiess

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