Baldwin v. Byrne

Riner, Chief Justice.

The questions presented in this cause arise under the Workmen’s Compensation Law of this State. The district court of Goshen County, Wyoming, made an award in favor of Lillian B. Byrne, hereinafter generally referred to as the “claimant,” on account of the death of her husband, Ernest E. Byrne, a truck driver. The State Treasurer, as the official in charge of the Workmen’s Compensation fund of the state, dissatisfied with the result reached by the trial court, has brought the cause here by the direct appeal method of procedure.

The material facts to be considered are very…