TAFOYA v. CASA VIEJA, INC.

No. 8668.

727 P.2d 83 (1986)

104 N.M. 775

Sida TAFOYA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CASA VIEJA, INC., and Insurance Company of North America (INA), Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

September 18, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy L. Garner, Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellant.

John S. Stiff, Shaffer, Butt, Thornton & Baehr, P.C., Albuquerque, for defendants-appellees.


OPINION

GARCIA, Judge.

The trial court dismissed plaintiff's claim for workmen's compensation benefits after concluding that plaintiff was not defendant's employee, but was an independent contractor. Plaintiff and various members of her family had an arrangement with Casa Vieja to clean its restaurant.

Plaintiff appeals from the judgment and raises three issues: (1) whether the trial court erred in concluding that plaintiff was an independent contractor...

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