FMC v. Lane

THOMAS, Justice.

The question that the court must resolve in this case is how the contested case procedure adopted by the legislature for disposing of claims for workers’ compensation benefits that are objected to 1 blends into the existing body of substantive law and the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act 2 . In their respective briefs, the parties suggest a number of issues relating both to procedure and disposition on the merits. 3 We conclude, however, that the failure of the independent hearing officer to couch his findings of fact in the manner required by statute and prior decisions…