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MINNERUP v. STEWART BROS. DRILLING CO.

No. 4050.

603 P.2d 300 (1979)

93 N.M. 561

Solon E. MINNERUP, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STEWART BROTHERS DRILLING COMPANY, Employer and New Hampshire Insurance Company, Insurer, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

October 2, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor Roybal, Jr., Roybal & Crollett, Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellee.

Joe L. McClaugherty, Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A., Albuquerque, for defendants-appellants.

OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

There are two issues in this workmen's compensation case: (1) propriety of a lump-sum award (a) where maximum compensation benefits were being paid and (b) there were unpaid medical benefits; and (2) attorney fees.

Lump-Sum Award

Authority for a lump-sum award has existed since the enactment of § 52-1-56(B), N.M.S.A. 1978, in 1929. However, in 1959, the Legislature enacted a specific provision for...

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