Legal Opinion

Frontier Refining, Inc. v. Payne

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided May 17, 2001No. 00-227PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOLDEN, Justice.

[¶1] Appellant Frontier Refinery, Inc. (Frontier) challenges a hearing examiner's award of worker compensation benefits to its employee, Virgil L. Payne (Payne), claiming that the evidence did not satisfy the proper burden of proof. We affirm the order granting benefits.

ISSUES

[T2] Frontier presents these issues for our review:

1. Is the Office's decision that appellee's injury is compensable in accordance with Wyoming law governing pre-existing conditions.

2. Is there substantial evidence in the record to support the Office's finding that appellee met the burden of proof…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Wyoming Steel & Fab, Inc. v. RoblesWyoming Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Lindbloom v. Teton InternationalWyoming Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Matter of Injury to CarpenterWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Claim of DeWall v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Frazier v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2000

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Worker's Compensation Claim of Decker v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Medical CommissionWyoming Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Hall v. State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Dan's Supermarket v. PateWyoming Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Hall v. STATE EX REL. WORKERS'COMP. DIV.Wyoming Supreme Court · 2001
  5. State ex rel. Wyoming Worker's Safety & Compensation Division v. KestieWyoming Supreme Court · 2003

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