SALAZAR v. PIONEER PAVING, INC.

No. 7041.

663 P.2d 1201 (1983)

99 N.M. 744

Frank G. SALAZAR, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PIONEER PAVING, INC., and Reliance Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

May 10, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Luchetti, Espanola, for plaintiff-appellee.

Alfred L. Green, Jr., Shaffer, Butt, Thornton & Baehr, P.C., Albuquerque, for defendants-appellants.


OPINION

WALTERS, Chief Judge.

Defendants appeal the trial court's award of total disability to plaintiff, the rate of disability allowed, and the amount of attorney fees granted to plaintiff's attorney. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

1. Defendant argues that because of plaintiff's educational background and prior work experience, he was not "wholly unable to perform the usual task in the work he was performing at the time of his injury, and...

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