COUNTY OF BERNALILLO v. SISNEROS

No. 14753.

888 P.2d 980 (1994)

119 N.M. 98

COUNTY OF BERNALILLO and New Mexico County Insurance Authority, Employer-Appellant, v. Ruben SISNEROS, Claimant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

December 1, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas L. Kalm, Kalm Law Office, P.C., Albuquerque, for employer-appellant.

Thomas L. Grisham, Grisham & Lawless, P.A., Albuquerque, for claimant-appellee.


OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

Bernalillo County (Employer) appeals the award of attorney's fees to Ruben Sisneros (Worker) after settlement of a workers' compensation case. Worker accepted Employer's settlement offer but reserved the right to litigate attorney's fees. The Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) awarded Worker $8,500.00 in attorney's fees pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 52-1-54 (Repl. Pamp.1987). Employer raises two issues on appeal. The first issue...

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