London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. Industrial Commission

Supreme Court of Colorado
London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. Industrial Commission, 249 P. 642 (Colo. 1926)
80 Colo. 162
Denison

London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. Industrial Commission

Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice Denison

delivered the opinion of the court.

The district court affirmed an award of the commission to the claimant Chambers for the accidental injury of his wooden leg.

Compensation can be awarded for personal injuries only (C. L. §§ 4389, 4387, 4388, 4404), which means injury to the person. 1 Honnold on Workmen’s Comp. §92; Miller v. American Steel & Wire Co., 90 Conn. 349, 360, 97 Atl. 345, L. R. A. 1916 E, 510; Linnane v. Aetna Brewing Co., 91 Conn. 158, 99 Atl. 507, L. R. A. 1917 D, 77; C. J. Treatise on Work. Comp. p. 63, § 54. So in criminal law. State v. Clayborne, 14 Wash. 622, 45 Pac. 303; 30 Cyc. 1529; Bouv. L. D. A wooden leg is a man’s property, not part of his person, and no compensation can be awarded for its injury.

Judgment reversed with directions to disaffirm the award.

Mr. Justice Campbell not participating.

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London Guarantee and Accident Co., Et Al. v. Industrial Commission, Et Al.
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