STATE EX REL. WORKERS' COMP. v. BROWN

No. 89-134.

805 P.2d 830 (1991)

STATE of Wyoming, ex rel. WYOMING WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION, Appellant (Objector-Defendant), v. James L. BROWN, Appellee (Employee-Claimant).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

January 30, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph B. Meyer, Atty. Gen., Ron Arnold, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., and Larry M. Donovan, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Valerie Hafner Phifer, Lander, for appellee.

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


URBIGKIT, Chief Justice.

The Wyoming Worker's Compensation Division appeals from a district court order restoring legal fees and costs billed by the attorney appointed to represent an injured worker. Counsel petitioned for review by the district court following an administrative hearing examiner's reduction of her compensation by more than thirty-three percent and disallowance of about half of her costs. The immediate issue is whether a district court can hear an...

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