JARAMILLO v. ANACONDA CO.

No. 4641.

625 P.2d 1245 (1981)

95 N.M. 728

Serafin JARAMILLO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The ANACONDA COMPANY, Self-Insured Employer, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

February 24, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louise Gibson, Shaffer, Butt, Thornton & Baehr, P.C., Albuquerque, for defendant-appellant.

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


OPINION

WALTERS, Judge.

Defendant appeals the trial court's allowance of increased compensation benefits based on its finding that defendant failed to supply safety devices required by § 52-1-10, N.M.S.A. 1978, of our Workmen's Compensation Act. Also challenged as excessive is the $3,750 attorneys fee awarded by the court. We reverse on both issues.

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