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LANE v. LEVI STRAUSS & CO.

No. 3591.

590 P.2d 652 (1979)

92 N.M. 504

Ernestine LANE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LEVI STRAUSS & CO., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

January 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tapia & Campos, Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellant.

Stephen M. Williams, Shaffer, Butt, Thornton & Baehr, P.C., Albuquerque, for defendant-appellee.

OPINION

SUTIN, Judge.

On July 16, 1976, plaintiff sustained an accidental injury to her back arising out of and in the course of her employment as a seamstress. The injury was a herniated and bulging disc. Plaintiff was advised to undergo surgery, but since the results of the operation could not be guaranteed, plaintiff reasonably refused the operation. The court found plaintiff temporarily totally disabled and refused her a lump-sum award. The lump...

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