Dougherty v. J.W. Williams, Inc.
Wyoming Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
*554OPINION
MACY, Justice.
Appellant Patrick F. Dougherty filed a worker's compensation claim, alleging he injured his back while he was working for Appellee J.W. Williams, Inc. Williams objected to the claim.1 The hearing examiner determined that Dougherty failed to prove his condition arose out of and in the course of his employment and was not a recurrence of a preexisting condition, and she denied Dougherty’s claim. Dougherty appealed the hearing examiner’s decision to the district court, and the district court affirmed the decision.
We reverse and remand.
Dougherty poses these issues:
1. Were the…
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