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EMPLOYMENT SEC. COM'N OF WYO. v. SWARTZ

No. 87-60.

740 P.2d 401 (1987)

EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION OF WYOMING, Appellant (Respondent), v. Ann M. SWARTZ, Appellee (Petitioner).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

August 6, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Scott, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Employment Security Com'n of Wyoming, Casper, for appellant.

Van Graham, of Mason, Twichell & Graham, P.C., Pinedale, for appellee.

Before BROWN, C.J., and THOMAS, CARDINE, URBIGKIT, and MACY, JJ.

URBIGKIT, Justice.

The Employment Security Commission (ESC) affirmed a hearing examiner's denial of unemployment benefits for Ann M. Swartz. On appeal, the district court ordered the ESC to pay Ms. Swartz's attorney's fees of $112.50 and costs of $.87.1 We will reverse.

It is well established that the courts may not assess attorney's fees without express statutory or contractual authority. Kvenild v. Taylor, Wyo.,

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