Colorado Department of Agriculture v. Wayne

In this Workman’s Compensation case, the Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed an order of the Industrial Commission which had set aside a decision by the Director of the Division of Labor to reopen a previous award to claimant Wayne and to reduce the compensation. Colorado Department of Agri*260culture v. Wayne, 30 Colo. App. 311, 493 P.2d 683. No appeal had been taken from the previous award, and the petition to the Director to reopen the case was on the ground of mistake.

Certiorari to the Court of Appeals was granted on the grounds,, among others, that the decision involved the interpretation of…