CHAPMAN v. JOHN ST. JOHN DRILLING COMPANY

No. 7315.

387 P.2d 462 (1963)

73 N.M. 261

Charles O. CHAPMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOHN ST. JOHN DRILLING COMPANY and the Travelers Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

December 9, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heidel & Swarthout, Lovington, for appellant.

Girand, Cowan & Reese, Hobbs, for appellees.


NOBLE, Justice.

The question for decision is whether successive workmen's compensation awards can be made in different states, deducting the amount of the first award from the second.

Claimant, a resident of Texas, was employed in Texas to work on an oil well drilling rig in New Mexico and suffered an accidental injury in New Mexico arising out of and in the course of his employment. He filed a claim for the injury in Texas and was awarded compensation of...

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