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

HILL, Justice.

[11] Appellant, Wilma Fisher (Mrs. Fisher), sought worker's compensation death benefits as the surviving spouse of her husband, David Fisher. He was seriously injured at work on October 1, 1998. Those injuries left him a paraplegic. On June 22, 2005, a fire occurred in the Fishers home. Mr. Fisher *867was rescued from the house, although he was unconscious from the effects of smoke inhalation. He was hospitalized for 19 days before he expired from pneumonia. His attending physician testified that Fisher died because his paraplegia rendered him unable to cough with sufficient foree…