Wear v. Buttrey Foods Inc.

Claimant Joy Wear (Wear) appeals from a judgment of the Workers’ Compensation Court denying her claim for benefits for compensable injury. The sole issue before this Court is whether Wear has satisfied the statutory definition of “injury.” We affirm the determination of the Workers’ Compensation Judge that she has not.

Wear worked as a checker for Buttrey Foods since 1970. On May 18, 1987, Wear filed a claim for compensation alleging she had sustained twelve different maladies which “arose out of and in the course of her employment, or were aggravated or accelerated by her employment . . .”…