Worker's Compensation Claim of Keck v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation Division
Wyoming Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
LEHMAN, Chief Justice.
Appellant Judy Keek, a food server, injured her knee at work when she twisted her body while carrying glasses. The Worker’s Compensation Medical Commission (Commission) denied Keck’s request for benefits, stating that Keck’s injury was not compensa-ble because twisting is an activity of day-today living. Keck appealed, and the matter was certified to this court. Because the Commission incorrectly applied the day-today living exclusion, we reverse.
ISSUES
Keck stated the issues for review:
1. Did the Medical Commission err in denying Appellant’s claim for worker’s…
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