Legal Opinion

Boyce v. State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation Division

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided February 1, 2005No. 04-54PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KITE, Justice.

[¶ 1] Claiming that her work activities materially aggravated a preexisting condition in her foot, Sheila M. Boyce filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. The Wyoming Workers’ Compensation Division (the Division) denied her claim, she objected and, after a hearing, the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) also denied her claim, finding that Ms. Boyce did not meet her burden of proving her work activities substantially or materially aggravated her preexisting condition. Ms. Boyce appealed to the district *453court, which affirmed the denial of benefits, and she now…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Thornberg v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Jim's Water Service v. EayrsWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Lindbloom v. Teton InternationalWyoming Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Brees v. Gulley Enterprises, Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Mitchell v. VondraWyoming Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Worker's Compensation Claim of Dale v. S & S Builders, LLCWyoming Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Middlemass v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2011
  3. Worker's Compensation Claim of Decker v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Medical CommissionWyoming Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Taylor v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2005
  5. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation Division v. SlaymakerWyoming Supreme Court · 2007

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