· 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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