Big Horn Coal Co. v. Taylor

MACY, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court awarding benefits to Larry L. Taylor, appellee, under the Wyoming Worker’s Compensation Act. We must decide whether there was sufficient competent medical testimony before the district court to find a direct causal connection between appellee’s work activities and his cardiac condition.

We reverse.

Appellee was employed by Big Horn Coal Company as an earth-moving equipment operator. On May 17, 1985, as he was driving down a hill in the course of his employment, he narrowly avoided an accident with another truck. Moments later,…