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CASIAS v. ZIA CO.

No. 4557.

616 P.2d 436 (1980)

94 N.M. 723

Ramon R. CASIAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The ZIA COMPANY, Employer, and United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, Insurer, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

August 5, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Tucker, John Wentworth, Jones, Gallegos, Snead & Wertheim, P.A., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellant.

Walter J. Melendres, Montgomery & Andrews, P.A., Santa Fe, for defendants-appellees.

Carlos Martinez, Shaffer, Butt, Thornton & Baehr, Albuquerque, for United States Fire Ins. Co., amicus curiae.

James Edward Casados, Gallagher, Casados & Martin, Albuquerque, for Transamerica Ins. Co. and Great American Ins. Co., amicus curiae.

Robert K. Patten, Asst. City Atty., Albuquerque, amicus curiae.

Leland S. Sedberry, Arthur D. Melendres, Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, Albuquerque, for Mountain States Mut. Cas. Co. and Employers Ins. of Wausau, amicus curiae.

OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

The two matters to be decided are: (1) what did the Court of Appeals decide in Casias v. Zia Co., 93 N.M. 78, 596 P.2d 521 (Ct.App. 1979), and (2) whether our workmen's compensation statute provides for escalating benefits.

A worker's average weekly wage and the average weekly wage in the state are considered in determining the amount of benefits to...

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