Pollock v. Monfort of Colorado, Inc.

Plaintiff, Jack B. Pollock, appeals from the determination of the Workmen’s Compensation Court that defendant, Monfort of Colorado, Inc., is not obligated to provide him vocational rehabilitation services. We affirm.

Pollock is approximately 27 years old and the holder of a general equivalency diploma, having dropped out of high school in the 11th grade. In April of 1982 Pollock began working for Monfort and was functioning as a slaughterhouse maintenance mechanic on December 17, 1982, when he suffered an injury to his left hand in an accident arising out of and in the course of said…