1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. P.2d
  4. 949 P.2d
  5. 949 P.2d 569 (1997)
 

GONZALES v. ADVANCED COMPONENT SYSTEMS

No. 96SC336.

949 P.2d 569 (1997)

Ruben GONZALES and the Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado, Petitioners, v. ADVANCED COMPONENT SYSTEMS and Colorado Compensation Insurance Authority, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

December 15, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jean E. Dubofsky, P.C., Jean E. Dubofsky, Boulder, Pepe J. Mendez & Associates, P.C., Pepe J. Mendez, Denver, for Petitioner Ruben Gonzales.

No Appearance by or on Behalf of Petitioner The Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado.

No Appearance by or on Behalf of Respondent Advanced Component Systems.

Colorado Compensation Insurance Authority, Curt Kriksciun, Denver, for Respondent Colorado Compensation Insurance Authority.

Justice KOURLIS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari in this case1 to review Advanced Component Systems v. Gonzales, 935 P.2d 24 (Colo.App.1996), in which the court of appeals held that an ocular disfigurement is not a medical impairment and can only be compensated as a cosmetic disfigurement under section 8-42-108, 3B C.R.S. (1996 Supp.). We conclude that a facial cosmetic...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases