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FITZGERALD v. OPEN HANDS

No. 13741.

848 P.2d 1137 (1993)

115 N.M.App. 210

Pamela D. FITZGERALD, Claimant-Appellee, v. OPEN HANDS, Employer, and United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, Insurer, Respondents-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

February 18, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy R. Briggs, Thomas R. Mack, Miller, Stratvert, Torgerson & Schlenker, P.A., Albuquerque, for respondents-appellants.

Linda Martinez-Palmer, Daniel J. O'Friel, Law Offices of Daniel J. O'Friel, Ltd., Santa Fe, for claimant-appellee.

OPINION

PICKARD, Judge.

This workers' compensation case involves the proper legal interpretation and application to the facts of the statutes defining "impairment" and "disability" and limiting the amount of compensation benefits payable. The accidental injury took place on November 28, 1988, and the governing law is that in effect from 1987 to 1991. The specific provisions at issue are NMSA 1978, Sections 52-1-24, 52-1-25, and 52-1-41 (Repl.Pamp. 1987)...

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