Legal Opinion

Bennett v. Durango Furniture Mart & Industrial Commission

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided December 23, 1957No. 18410PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Knauss

In the trial court plaintiffs in error were plaintiffs and defendants in error were defendants. We shall refer to plaintiffs (widow and two minor children of Leo W. Bennett) as claimants; to Durango Furniture Mart as “employer”; to defendant in error Industrial. Commission of Colorado, as the Commission. Leo W. Bennett will be referred to as the deceased.

This is a workmen’s compensation case in which claimants sought compensation for the death of deceased. The findings and conclusions of the Referee were adverse to claimants, and were approved and confirmed by the Commission. The case was…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Industrial Commission v. HavensSupreme Court of Colorado · 1957
  2. Industrial Commission v. International Minerals & Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1955
  3. Hamilton v. Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1955
  4. Havel v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
  5. JW METZ LUMBER COMPANY v. TaylorSupreme Court of Colorado · 1956

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Womack v. Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1969
  2. State Compensation Insurance Fund v. WalterSupreme Court of Colorado · 1960
  3. Industrial Commission v. HeslerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1962
  4. T & T Loveland Chinchilla Ranch v. BournSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
  5. Huff v. Aetna Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Colorado · 1961

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