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· 4/15/1968

Industrial Commission v. Lavach

Citations

  • 439 P.2d 359
  • 165 Colo. 433
  • 1968 Colo. LEXIS 812

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • scope of employment was inferentially enlarged when employer provided the means and cost of commuting to and from work
  • fact stock is owned by a single shareholder is not grounds for disregarding the corporate entity
  • “[w]here the employer agrees to provide its employee with the means of transportation ... to and from work, the scope of employment inferentially enlarges to include the employee’s transportation”
  • vehicle available for employment purposes and commuting only
  • vehicle available for employment purposes and commuting only
  • “Even where all the stock is owned by a sole shareholder, there seems no adequate reason to depart from the general rule that the corporation and its shareholders are to be treated as distinct legal persons.” (quoting Box v. Roberts, 112 Colo. 234, 238, 148 P.2d 810, 812 (1944))

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Judges: Moore, Day, Kelley

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