PATE v. MAKIN DRILLING COMPANY

No. 6534.

349 P.2d 121 (1960)

66 N.M. 402

Owen C. PATE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MAKIN DRILLING COMPANY, Employer, and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Insurer, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

February 2, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Quinn and Kermit Nash, Hobbs, for appellants.

L. George Schubert, Hobbs, for appellee.


COMPTON, Justice.

The employer and its insurance carrier appeal from an order of the District Court of Lea County awarding medical and surgical benefits to the appellee under the provisions of the New Mexico Workmen's Compensation Act, § 59-10-1 et seq., 1953 Comp.

Appellee's application for medical and surgical benefits alleges that he was employed by appellant, Makin Drilling Company of Hobbs, and sent to work in an oil field in Texas where he sustained...

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