State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Compensation Division v. Espinoza

TAYLOR, Chief Justice.

At work in a fast food restaurant, appellee went to retrieve a customer’s order. Her path was blocked by a young male co-employee. Horseplay between the two suddenly escalated and the co-employee punched appellee, breaking her jaw. We affirm the administrative hearing examiner’s conclusion that appellee suffered a compensable injury.

I. ISSUES

Appellant, State ex rel. Wyoming Workers’ Compensation Division (Division), states a trio of issues:

I. Whether the administrative hearing officer’s determination, that claimant’s injury resulted from horseplay and therefore arose out…