Legal Opinion
ABC Disposal Services v. Fortier
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided November 8, 1990No. 89CA1551PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge JONES.
In this review of a final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel) the determinative issue is whether a snowblower is an “apparatus,” the cost of which is a reasonable and necessary medical expense under § 8-49-101(l)(a), C.R.S. (1986 Repl. Vol. 3B) (now codified as § 8-42-101(l)(a), C.R.S. (1990 Cum.Supp.)). The Panel held that a snowblower is such an “apparatus.” We set aside the order.
The record reveals the following undisputed facts: In 1985, while employed by ABC Disposal Services, claimant, Albert Fortier, sustained a serious injury to his lower back…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Engelbrecht v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1984
- Grover v. Industrial Com'n of ColoradoSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- Colorado Division of Employment & Training, Department of Labor & Employment v. Parkview Episcopal HospitalSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
- Heagney v. SchneiderColorado Court of Appeals · 1984
- Atencio v. Quality Care, Inc.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Cheyenne County Nursing Home v. Industrial Claim Appeals OfficeColorado Court of Appeals · 1995
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