Morrow v. Industrial Commission

This case involves a claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The claim was denied by the Industrial Commission. That denial was affirmed by the district court, and the claimant is here as plaintiff in error, asking a reversal.

It is of course our duty to give the act a liberal construction, with a view to promoting the underlying purpose of applying its beneficent provisions whenever legally possible, in the interests of justice. Central Surety & Ins. Corp. v. Industrial Commission, 84 Colo. 481, 271 Pac. 617.

The claimant, Miss Pearl Morrow, a public-school teacher, then 23 years of age,…