Legal Opinion
Stevenson v. Industrial Commission
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 2, 1976No. 26956PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kelley
Walter Dale Stevenson, plaintiff-appellee, while employed at Grand Junction, Colorado, by Colorado Castings, Inc., a defendant-appellant, became totally disabled from silicosis. Stevenson (claimant) sought compensation benefits under the Colorado Occupational Disease Disablity Act. Section 8-60-101, C.R.S. 1973, et seq. The referee denied the claim, basing his decision on the strict interpretation of section 8-60-110(1 )(g), 1 which reads as follows:
“(l) An employer shall not be liable for compensation. . . unless the following conditions are shown to exist:
“(g) In the case of either…
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