RATZLAFF v. SEVEN BAR FLYING SERVICE, INC.

No. 5314.

646 P.2d 586 (1982)

98 N.M. 159

Phillip L. RATZLAFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEVEN BAR FLYING SERVICE, INC. and The Hartford Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied June 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick H. Kennedy, Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellant.

Janet Santillanes, Klecan, Roach & Santillanes, Albuquerque, for defendants-appellees.


OPINION

DONNELLY, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the trial court, which denied his claim for workmen's compensation benefits on the grounds of a valid written release. We affirm.

On appeal, plaintiff raises two issues: (1) the trial court erred in determining that Minnesota law governed the efficacy of the release; and (2) the release was invalid under New Mexico law.

We discuss both points jointly.

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