State Industrial Insurance System v. Snyder

OPINION

Respondent Patricia Snyder (Snyder) cared for her disabled father in her home from the time he was declared permanently and totally disabled due to an industrial accident until his death. After her father’s death, Snyder sought compensation from the State Industrial Insurance System (SIIS) for the attendant care she and her husband had provided for her father. SIIS denied Snyder’s claim and the hearing officer affirmed the denial of recompense for attendant care. The appeals officer reversed the denial, and the district court affirmed, and ordered that Snyder was to be paid reasonable…