L.E.L. Construction v. Goode

We granted certiorari to review L.E.L. Construction v. Goode, 849 P.2d 876 (Colo.App.1992), which addressed two cases consolidated by the court of appeals. The court of appeals held that federal social security “mother’s insurance benefits” are not “periodic death benefits” within the meaning of section 8-50-103, 3B C.R.S. (1986) (now codified with changes at section 8-42-114, 3B C.R.S. (1993 Supp.)), and therefore cannot be deducted from state workers’ compensation death benefits. 1 Because federal social security mother’s insurance benefits can be offset against workers’ compensation death…