SANCHEZ v. BERNALILLO COUNTY

No. 5529.

257 P.2d 909 (1953)

SANCHEZ et al. v. BERNALILLO COUNTY et al.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

May 27, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.T. O'Sullivan, Albuquerque, for appellants.

Simms, Modrall, Seymour & Simms, James E. Sperling, Albuquerque, for appellees.


BRAND, District Judge.

Benjamin Sanchez filed a claim for workman's compensation against the defendants-appellees, on January 20, 1951, and died two days later, leaving a widow and an infant daughter. The widow remarried before the trial of this matter and, since under the Compensation Act a widow's right to benefits ceases upon her remarriage, we are concerned only with the rights of the infant daughter.

The claim alleged:

"Such injury has caused...

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