Johnson v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N OF STATE

QUINN, Chief Justice.

We granted certiorari to review the decision of the court of appeals in Johnson v. Industrial Commission, 732 P.2d 1236 (Colo.App.1986), which construed section 8-51-101(l)(c), 3B C.R.S. (1986), to permit a workers’ compensation insurer to offset against future workers’ compensation disability benefits payable to a claimant one-half the amount of federal social security disability benefits, received by the claimant and his dependents prior to the point at which the insurer claimed the offset. We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

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On October 81, 1978, Richard…