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STATE EX REL. WORKERS' COMP. v. ESPINOZA

No. 95-259.

924 P.2d 979 (1996)

STATE of Wyoming, ex rel., WYOMING WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION, Appellant (Petitioner), v. Amber R. ESPINOZA, Appellee (Respondent).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

October 7, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William U. Hill, Attorney General; John W. Renneisen, Deputy Attorney General; and Robert L. Lanter, Assistant Attorney General, Cheyenne, for Appellant.

Richard Wolf of Wolf & Tiedeken, Cheyenne, for Appellee.

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

TAYLOR, Chief Justice.

At work in a fast food restaurant, appellee went to retrieve a customer's order. Her path was blocked by a young male co-employee. Horseplay between the two suddenly escalated and the co-employee punched appellee, breaking her jaw. We affirm the administrative hearing examiner's conclusion that appellee suffered a compensable injury.

I. ISSUES

Appellant, State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Compensation Division (Division), states...

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