Olson v. Federal American Partners

The principles underlying our Worker’s Compensation Act are equally applicable to cases arising under the Occupational Disease Law.1 In fact, historically, diseases tending to be occupational in nature, or at least contracted during the course of employment were handled under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. See In re Pero, 49 Wyo. 131, 52 P.2d 690; and Wright v. Wyoming State Training School, 71 Wyo. 173, 255 P.2d 211. I notice also that with the repeal of the Occupational Disease Law, this will be the way this type of case is treated in the future.2 With the coming of *715greater…