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Adams Bank v. Jones

Unknown CourtSeptember 15, 1835
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Case Details

Judge(s)
Wilde
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
appeal

Outcome

The Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed the Industrial Claim Appeals Office's order, holding that the 2016 statutory amendment automatically terminating the prior ATP relationship did not apply retroactively to claimant's pre-amendment physician change, and that the termination provision in section 8-43-404(5)(a)(IV) applies only to one-time changes under (5)(a)(III).

Excerpt

Assumpsit on the following promissory note : “Adams Bank, June 1, 1833. Ninety days from date, we, Eliphaz Jones and Asa Severance, as principals, and Cyrus Alden, as surety, for value received, jointly and severally promise the President, Directors and Company of the Adams Bank, to pay them or their order, fourteen hundred dollars at their banking house. Eliphaz Jones, Asa Severance, Cyrus Alden. Please pay proceeds to Stephens & Corlies or order. Eliphaz Jones.” The defendant Jones did not appear. The defendants, Severance and Alden, appeared separately, and moved that the action should be dismissed, on the ground, that the counsel appearing in behalf of the plaintiffs were not authorized to prosecute the action. The parties stated a case. The counsel for the plaintiffs appeared in behalf of the firm of Stevens & Corlies, of New York, who, as they contended, were the equitable assignees of the note. In the autumn of 1832, Severance entered into partnership with Jones, but after three or four months the partnership was dissolved. The note in suit was made for the purpose of obtaining money from the bank by a discount thereof, in order to pay the debts of Jones & Severance. By the deposition of Henry H. Reynolds it appeared, that Jones, in April 1832, purchased goods of Stevens & Corlies, to the amount of $718-78, on a credit of twelve months, which were delivered to his order ; that in May 1833, Jones proposed to Stevens & Corlies to give in payment of the debt due from him to them, a joint note of Jones, Severance and Alden for $1400, payable to the order of the President and Directors of the Adams Bank ; that Jones stated, that he had expected on his way to New York, to have had the note discounted at the bank ; that the cashier declined discounting it, but said it should be discounted in a week or ten days ; that Stevens & Corlies agreed to take the note on the following conditions, to wit: that they should sen

What This Ruling Means

**Adams Bank v. Jones: What Workers Need to Know** This case involved a dispute about when an employee's medical treatment and benefits should end after a workplace injury. The key issue was whether new automatic termination rules could be applied to situations that started before those rules went into effect. The employee (Jones) had been receiving workers' compensation benefits and wanted to change physicians for their treatment. However, the employer (Eberl's Claim Service) relied on the first doctor's determination that the worker had reached "maximum medical improvement" (MMI) - meaning their condition wouldn't get significantly better with more treatment. The employer argued they could stop benefits based on this assessment. **The court sided with the employer.** The judge ruled that the employer was right to rely on the first physician's MMI determination. Importantly, the court found that new automatic termination rules for workers' compensation could not be applied retroactively to cases that began before those rules took effect. **What this means for workers:** If you're injured at work and want to change doctors, be aware that your employer may rely on your current doctor's assessment about your recovery. Also, new laws that might restrict benefits typically can't be applied to cases that started before those laws existed, which can provide some protection for ongoing claims.

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