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Title: Gonzales v. Gackle Drilling Co.
Author : New Mexico Supreme Court
Release Date : January 20, 1960
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 57 KB

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Claimant Gonzales had his left leg severed immediately below the hip on October 31, 1957. Until June 12, 1958, he was paid the regular compensation at the rate of $30 per week as temporary total disability. However, on the above date the defendant insurance carrier advised him that the future payments would be for permanent partial disability, i.e., for the loss of a leg only, and subsequent payments have borne the notation, "Permanent Partial, as per schedule." Gonzales thereupon filed his claim seeking total permanent disability, on the basis that his injury totally prevented him from performing the work for which he was qualified. The defense was that the claim was premature, because the defendants were paying all compensation to which the claimant was entitled.