RUIZ v. HEDGES

No. 6788.

364 P.2d 136 (1961)

69 N.M. 75

Joseph RUIZ, Claimant, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl HEDGES, d/b/a Hedges Oil Company, Employer, and Travelers Indemnity Company, Insurer, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

August 16, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, Ray H. Rodey, James C. Ritchie, Albuquerque, for appellants.

Edwin L. Felter, Santa Fe, for appellee.


MOISE, Justice.

This is a workmen's compensation case in which the claimant-appellee alleges an injury to his lower back suffered on August 8, 1957, while employed by the employer-appellant as a filling station attendant. The circumstances of the accident are not material to a determination of the case.

On the date of the injury claimant was 16 years old and was to be a senior in high school. He has since graduated from high school. The accident was to his...

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