MATTER OF DeFORREST

No. 5187.

603 P.2d 865 (1979)

In the Matter of the Injury to Leon G. DeFORREST, an employee of Wyoming Mineral Corporation. STATE of Wyoming ex rel. WORKER'S COMPENSATION DIVISION, Appellant (Objector-Defendant below), Wyoming Mineral Corporation, Appellant (Defendant-Employer), v. Leon G. DeFORREST, Appellee (Plaintiff-Employee).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

December 4, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Troughton, Atty. Gen., and Peter J. Mulvaney, Deputy Atty. Gen., Cheyenne, for appellant, State of Wyoming ex rel. Worker's Compensation Div.

W. Thomas Sullins, II of Brown, Drew, Apostolos, Massey & Sullivan, Casper, for appellant, Wyoming Mineral Corp.

Greg L. Goddard, County and Pros. Atty., Johnson County, Buffalo, for appellee.

Before RAPER, C.J., and McCLINTOCK, THOMAS, ROSE and ROONEY, JJ.


ROSE, Justice.

This is an action brought by worker Leon G. DeForrest under the Wyoming Worker's Compensation Act, §§ 27-12-101 to 27-12-805, W.S. 1977, 1979 Cum.Supp. Mr. DeForrest has claimed benefits for medical and hospital services and temporary total disability, resulting from pneumonia which he says was incurred as an injury while working for his employer. His employer, Wyoming Mineral Corporation, objected to the award of the benefits and the matter...

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