QUINTANA v. EAST LAS VEGAS MUN. SCHOOL DIST.

No. 530.

483 P.2d 936 (1971)

82 N.M. 462

Annie QUINTANA, Widow of Nazario L. Quintana, Jr., on behalf of herself and Orlando A. Quintana, a minor, PlaintiffS-Appellees, v. EAST LAS VEGAS MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, Employer, and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Insurer, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

March 19, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Andrews, III, Montgomery, Federici, Andrews, Hannahs & Morris, Santa Fe, for appellant.

Donald A. Martinez, Las Vegas, for appellee.


OPINION

HENDLEY, Judge.

Defendants appeal from a judgment awarding claimants, employee's widow and minor son, an additional award of 10% of the amounts defendants were paying plaintiffs because of defendant employer's failure to provide a safety device, namely, insulated rubber gloves. Defendants give three points for reversal.

We affirm.

The decedent was employed as a maintenance man for defendant-employer. On the day of the fatal accident...

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