· 9/19/1962
Whitehurst v. Rainbo Baking Company
Citations
- 374 P.2d 849
- 70 N.M. 468
How courts have described this case
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- “Conclusions of Law are reviewable by the supreme court, and where the facts are not in dispute this court is not bound by the conclusions of the trial court but may independently draw its own legal conclusions.”
- injury arose out of and in the course of employment when mechanic, who was on twenty-four-hour call for which he was paid a weekly salary, was struck while crossing the street on a coffee break
- appellate court may independently draw its own legal conclusions
- worker injured during break while going for cup of coffee
- worker injured during break while going for cup of coffee
- conclusions of law are reviewable on appeal
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Judges: Compton, Carmody, Noble, Chavez, Moise
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