Legal Opinion

Subsequent Injury Fund v. State Compensation Insurance Authority

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided February 21, 1989No. 87CA1875PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TURSI, Judge.

The Subsequent Injury Fund (SIF) contests a final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel) which held it liable for a portion of the workmen’s compensation benefits due Elbert Larry Baker (claimant). We affirm.

It is undisputed that claimant is permanently and totally disabled. It is also undisputed that claimant was injuriously exposed to asbestos in the course of three separate employments. However, SIF asserts that the remaining conditions for its liability pursuant to § 8-51-112(2), C.R.S. (1986 RepLVol. 3B) have not been established. The Panel rejected SIF’s…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. City & County of Denver v. Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
  2. Seifried v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N OF STATEColorado Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Denver v. HansenColorado Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. IML Freight, Inc. v. Industrial CommissionColorado Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. Masdin v. Gardner-Denver-Cooper Industries, Inc.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1984

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Climax Molybdenum Co. v. WalterSupreme Court of Colorado · 1991
  2. Henderson v. RSI, INC.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. Subsequent Injury Fund v. State Compensation Insurance AuthoritySupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
  4. Subsequent Injury Fund v. DevoreColorado Court of Appeals · 1989
  5. Subsequent Injury Fund v. Industrial Claim Appeals OfficeColorado Court of Appeals · 2006

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