Legal Opinion
Romero v. Industrial Commission of Colorado
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided May 7, 1981No. 80CA1040PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILVERSTEIN, Judge. *
Petitioner seeks reversal of a final order of the Industrial Commission which granted her benefits for permanent total disability, but which penalized her for delay in reporting the injury to her employer. We set aside the order.
On January 15,1977, petitioner fell while at work, but, because she did not believe any serious injury resulted from the fall, she did not report the accident to her employer. Although her back hurt, she continued to work until June 20, 1978. On May 30, 1978, because the pain had increased, she went to a doctor who discovered substantial injury to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- City of Boulder v. PayneSupreme Court of Colorado · 1967
- Dorsch v. Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
- ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF COLORADO, INC. v. BendicksonColorado Court of Appeals · 1975
3Cited by5 opinions
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