Legal Opinion
Subsequent Injury Fund v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 18, 1990No. 89SC230PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lohr
We granted certiorari to review an unpublished decision of the Colorado Court of Appeals affirming a decision of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel). Subsequent Injury Fund v. Thompson, No. 88CA1119 (Colo.App. Mar. 23, 1989). The court of appeals held that the Subsequent ■ Injury Fund (SIF) was liable for a portion of the permanent total disability benefits owed an employee rendered permanently and totally disabled by two separate myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) despite the employee’s pre-existing non-industrial condition that made him susceptible to heart attacks. We affirm…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Colorado Fuel & Iron Corp. v. Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1962
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- Kamp v. DisneySupreme Court of Colorado · 1943
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3Cited by14 opinions
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