Workers' Compensation Claim of Jackson v. State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Compensation Division

CARDINE, Chief Justice.

This appeal concerns the propriety of a summary judgment issued by an administrative hearing officer in a worker’s compensation case. The summary judgment denying appellant Gordon Jackson's application for modification was, upon Jackson’s petition for review, affirmed by the district court. Because we find such summary adjudication fails to comport with the procedures statutorily mandated for worker’s compensation cases and, therefore, exceeds the statutory authority of the office of independent hearing officers, we reverse the decision of the district court and remand…