GONZALES v. GACKLE DRILLING COMPANY

No. 6648.

353 P.2d 353 (1960)

67 N.M. 130

Jimmy B. GONZALES, Claimant, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GACKLE DRILLING COMPANY, Inc., a corporation, Employer, and United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, insurer, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied July 13, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Williams, Johnson & Houston, Hobbs, for appellant.

Hanners & Norton, Lovington, for appellees.


CARMODY, Justice.

Appeal from the dismissal of a workmen's compensation claim because it was prematurely filed.

The question for decision relates to when the limitation for filing a claim for greater disability begins where the workman is being paid maximum compensation for the loss of a specific member of his body. In other words, must the workman file his claim within one year and thirty-one days of the notice that the insurer will pay him only for the loss...

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