Workers' Compensation Claim of Coleman v. State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Compensation Division

TAYLOR, Justice.

Worker’s compensation death benefits were denied to the surviving spouse and children of James Coleman based upon intoxication as a cause of death. The district court certified the appeal to us pursuant to W.R.A.P. 12.09(b). The denial is supported by substantial evidence and the law which makes such important benefits payable in appropriate circumstances. We affirm.

I. ISSUES

Appellants make a concise and direct statement of the issues:

A. Can the Division meet its burden of proof regarding intoxication through evidence which fails to establish, as a matter of law, either that…