Sell v. State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation Division

LEHMAN, Chief Justice.

The issues before us are whether an appointed member of a state board is a state employee within the meaning of the Workers' Compensation Act and, if so, whether he was injured while traveling in the performance of his duties. Appellant, Alan Sell (Sell), a member of the Wyoming Livestock Board, argues he was a state employee and was traveling to a board meeting in the course of his required duties. The Wyoming Workers' Safety and Compensation Division (Division) claims the state legislature did not intend to confer employment status when it created the board positions.…