Court Opinion

ID: 9630672
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 10:16:50.810686+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:40:31.403680
License: Public Domain

WOOD, Judge (concurring in part and dissenting in part). 1. I agree that the summary judgment in favor of the City should be reversed because abandonment of employment could not properly be determined as a matter of law. There were factual issues as to a compensable injury. See Clark v. Electronic City, 90 N.M. 477, 565 P.2d 348 (Ct.App.1977); Carter v. Burn Construction Company, Inc., 85 N.M. 27, 508 P.2d 1324 (Ct.App.1973). 2. I do not agree that this Court should limit the issues to be tried on remand, thus foreclosing both parties from pursuing their respective contentions at trial. Reversal of summary judgment in favor of defendant does not authorize this Court to resolve issues, which have not been tried, in favor of plaintiff. I would simply reverse the summary judgment and remand for trial.