Stephenson v. Mitchell Ex Rel. Workmen's Compensation Department

RAPER, Justice.

The ultimate question involved in the appeal of this case is whether the industrial accident fund, administered by the Work*96men’s Compensation Department, State of Wyoming, can be charged attorney’s fees by an employee coming under the provisions of the Worker’s Compensation Act making a successful recovery in a third-party action under the provisions of § 27-54, W.S.1957, C.1967, in effect at the time the issue arose. The district court held that the industrial accident fund was entitled to reimbursement for the total amount of all awards received by the injured workman under…