RODRIGUEZ v. SCOTTS LANDSCAPING

No. 26,929.

181 P.3d 718 (2008)

2008-NMCA-046

Abelardo RODRIGUEZ, Worker-Appellant, v. SCOTTS LANDSCAPING and Builders Trust of New Mexico, Employer/Insurer-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

March 5, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Max Houston Proctor, Hobbs, NM, for Appellant.

Yenson, Lynn, Allen & Wosick, P.C., Matthew L. Connelly, April D. White, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellees.


OPINION

BUSTAMANTE, Judge.

{1} Worker appeals from a compensation order finding that Worker could not receive his compensation award as a lump sum payment under NMSA 1978, § 52-5-12 (2003). The question presented in this appeal is whether Section 52-5-12 violates the Equal Protection Clauses of the United States and New Mexico Constitutions. Concluding that Section 52-5-12 does not violate Worker's right to equal protection, we affirm....

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