SALAZAR v. KAISER STEEL CORPORATION

Nos. 1010-1013.

511 P.2d 580 (1973)

85 N.M. 254

Geil SALAZAR, Angelo Scarafiotti, Francisco Garcia, Gerardo Tovar, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. KAISER STEEL CORPORATION, Employer, Self-Insured, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied May 25, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Kastler, John P. Davidson, Kastler & Erwin, Raton, Kenneth L. Harrigan, Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, Albuquerque, for defendant-appellant.

Charles G. Berry, Marchiondo & Berry, P.A., John C. Maine, Jr., Martin & Maine, Albuquerque, for plaintiffs-appellees.


OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

The trial court awarded occupational disease disablement benefits in each of these cases. The appeal by Kaiser (Kaiser Steel Corporation) raises issues as to (1) physical incapacity; (2) notice; and (3) attorney fees.

Physical incapacity.

The right to compensation for occupational disease depends on disablement. Section 59-11-7, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl.Vol. 9, pt. 1). Disablement is defined by § 59-11...

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