American Exp. v. Industrial Com'n

PIERCE, Judge.

American Express (employer) and Commercial Union Insurance Company (insurer) seek review of an order of the Industrial Commission which held that two orders issued by the referee were interlocutory and, therefore, not reviewable under § 8-53-114(2), C.R.S. (1985 Cum.Supp.). We set the order aside.

John Hoffert (claimant) worked for the employer in its Denver office. In September 1982, he was dispatched to Columbia, South Carolina, on business. While returning to his Columbia hotel from an outing he was assaulted and suffered serious injuries.

On December 9, 1982, the insurer…