Halliburton Services v. Miller

LOHR, Justice.

In Miller v. Halliburton Services, 689 P.2d 662 (Colo.App.1984), the Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed in part and set aside in part a final order of the Industrial Commission in which the commission awarded claimant Robert Miller permanent partial and temporary total disability benefits. Both the claimant and the employer, Halliburton Services (Halliburton), filed petitions for certiorari. 1 We granted the petitions, and we now affirm.

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In November of 1971, the claimant, an employee of Halliburton, sought medical treatment for a back problem. It is disputed whether Miller…