Legal Opinion
Pittman v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Worker's Compensation Division
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided May 31, 1996No. 95-216PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEHMAN, Justice.
Theodore W. Pittman (Pittman) appeals from an order of the district court affirming a denial of worker’s compensation benefits, based upon the expiration of the one-year statutory filing limit prescribed by W.S. 27-14-503(a).
We affirm.
ISSUES
Pittman raises four issues:
1. Is the legal conclusion by the hearing examiner that employee-claimant is absolutely barred under the doctrine of res judicata on his claim for benefits for eye surgery legally correct and supported by substantial evidence?
2. Did the hearing examiner in invoking the doctrine of res judicata improperly place the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Baldwin v. ScullionWyoming Supreme Court · 1936
- Aanenson v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Worker's Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 1992
- Union Pacific Railroad v. Wyoming State Board of EqualizationWyoming Supreme Court · 1990
- Latimer v. Rissler & McMurry Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1995
- Stuckey v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Worker's Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Tenorio v. State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 1997
- Sherwin-Williams Co. v. BorchertWyoming Supreme Court · 2000
- Daniel v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2008
- Worker's Compensation Claim of Bruns v. TW Services, Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 2001
- In Re Estate of NovakovichWyoming Supreme Court · 2004
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