SHAFFER v. STATE

No. 97-325.

960 P.2d 504 (1998)

In the Matter of the Worker's Compensation Claim of William SHAFFER, Appellant (Petitioner), v. STATE of Wyoming ex rel. WYOMING WORKERS' SAFETY AND COMPENSATION DIVISION, Appellee (Respondent).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

June 24, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith R. Nachbar, Casper, for Appellant.

William U. Hill, Attorney General; John W. Renneisen, Deputy Attorney General; Gerald W. Laska, Senior Assistant Attorney General; and Bernard P. Haggerty, Assistant Attorney General, for Appellee.

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


MACY, Justice.

Appellant William Shaffer (the claimant) appeals from the district court's order which affirmed the hearing examiner's dismissal of his worker's compensation case.

We affirm.

ISSUES

The claimant presents two issues for our review:

Where William Shaffer mistakenly checked the box marked "independent contractor" on a worker's compensation injury report at his employer's direction, and was therefore denied worker['s]...

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