NATIONAL FRUIT PRODUCT v. CRESPIN

No. 97CA0150.

952 P.2d 1207 (1997)

NATIONAL FRUIT PRODUCT and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Petitioners, v. Eugene CRESPIN and The Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado, Respondents.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. IV.

Rehearing Denied October 23, 1997.

Certiorari Denied February 23, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Connell Law Firm, John M. Connell, David R. Little, Denver, for Petitioners.

Withers, Seidman & Rice, P.C., Gudrun Rice, Grand Junction, for Respondent Eugene Crespin.

No Appearance for Respondent Industrial Claim Appeals Office.


Opinion by Judge ROY.

In this workers' compensation case, the sole issue on appeal is whether permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits may be offset against permanent total disability (PTD) benefits awarded upon a reopening of the claim. National Fruit Product and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (collectively insurer) contend that they are entitled to an offset against future payment of PTD benefits of previously paid PPD benefits on the basis that both are paid...

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