CURNOW v. STATE EX REL. WYO. COMP. DIV.

No. 94-189.

899 P.2d 875 (1995)

John CURNOW, Appellant (Petitioner), v. STATE of Wyoming, ex rel., WYOMING WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION, Appellee (Respondent).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

July 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. Painter, Casper, for appellant.

W. Thomas Sullins, II, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Brown & Drew, Casper, for appellee.

Before GOLDEN, C.J., and THOMAS, MACY, TAYLOR and LEHMAN, JJ.


THOMAS, Justice.

The question in this case is whether John Curnow (Curnow) met his statutorily imposed duty of establishing "by clear and convincing evidence a lack of prejudice to the employer or division in investigating the accident and in monitoring medical treatment." WYO.STAT. § 27-14-502(c) (1991). The statute requires an employee to report an injury to his employer within seventy-two hours after the general nature of the injury becomes apparent and, within...

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