DAULTON v. LAUGHLIN BROS. DRILLING COMPANY

No. 7289.

387 P.2d 336 (1963)

73 N.M. 232

Dale W. DAULTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAUGHLIN BROS. DRILLING COMPANY and The Travelers Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

December 2, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heidel & Swarthout, Lovington, for appellant.

Girand, Cowan & Reese, Hobbs, for appellees.


CHAVEZ, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing appellant's workmen's compensation claim.

Appellant's complaint alleged that, in the course of his employment with appellee's drilling company, he suffered an injury on a drilling rig in Lea County, New Mexico, injuring his back while removing and lifting a valve cap, and that, as a natural and direct result thereof, he suffered disability. Appellant further alleged that appellees had actual knowledge...

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