Legal Opinion

Morrison v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided April 21, 1988No. 87CA1471Published

1Opinion of the Court

PIERCE, Judge.

Eugene R. Morrison (claimant) seeks review of a final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel) which denied his claim for workmen’s compensation benefits. We affirm.

Claimant, a bus driver, was driving his route from Denver to McCook, Nebraska, when he suddenly lost vision in his right eye. He administered eye drops without relief. Upon arriving in McCook, he could not locate an opthamologist. Claimant returned to Denver the next day and consulted a physician. The doctor could not restore claimant’s vision and opined that the chances of restoration were slim. He…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Aetna Life Insurance v. Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1927
  2. Irwin v. Industrial CommissionColorado Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Ringsby Truck Lines, Inc. v. Industrial CommissionColorado Court of Appeals · 1971
  4. Townley Hardware Co. v. Industrial CommissionColorado Court of Appeals · 1981

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