PENNINGTON v. CHINO MINES

No. 11533.

789 P.2d 624 (1990)

109 N.M. 676

Robert PENNINGTON, Claimant-Appellee, v. CHINO MINES, Kennecott and Mitsubishi Partnership, Keenan & Associates, Respondents-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

March 1, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beverly J. Singleman, Hubert & Hernandez, P.A., Las Cruces, Frederick H. Sherman, Sherman & Sherman, P.C., Deming, for claimant-appellee.

Charles E. Stuckey, Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A., Albuquerque, for respondents-appellants.


OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

Appellant Chino Mines (employer) appeals the hearing officer's award of attorney's fees to appellee Pennington (claimant) under the interim provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act. NMSA 1978, § 52-1-54(C)(2) (Cum.Supp. 1986). Employer challenges the hearing officer's judgment on the grounds that the evidence does not support the findings that employer acted in reckless disregard of the rights of claimant and that claimant...

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