Consolidated Freightways v. Drake

CARDINE, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order awarding worker’s compensation benefits to appellant for a traumatic neurosis created by his employment.

We will affirm.

The statement of the issues, as presented by appellant are:

“1. Is ‘mental collapse’ due to stressful working conditions, which are the same as those of other employees, compensa-ble under Wyoming Worker’s Compensation Law?

“2. Was there substantial evidence of a causal connection between the conditions at Consolidated Freightways and the ‘mental collapse’ of Claimant Drake?”

Appellee began his employment in 1974 as an extra-board…