BRIGGS v. ZIA COMPANY

No. 6233.

315 P.2d 217 (1957)

63 N.M. 148

Hannah ELizabeth BRIGGS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The ZIA COMPANY and United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

August 29, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seth & Montgomery, Oliver Seth and William R. Federici, Santa Fe, for appellants.

Joseph L. Smith, Henry A. Kiker, Jr., Albuquerque, for appellee.


McGHEE, Justice.

The defendants, employer and insurer, appeal from a judgment of the district court awarding claimant, employee's widow, additional compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act for failure of employer to furnish safety devices in general use in the industry engaged in as provided by ch. 29, section 1, L. 1955.

Claimant's husband was fatally injured while working at a hot mix plant of Zia Company on July 29, 1955. At the time, Zia Company...

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