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IN RE WORKER'S COMPENSATION CLAIM OF COCHRAN

No. 98-195.

993 P.2d 320 (1999)

In the Matter of the WORKER'S COMPENSATION CLAIM OF John R. COCHRAN, an Employee of Reiman Corporation: John R. Cochran, Appellant (Petitioner), v. State of Wyoming, ex rel., Wyoming Workers' Safety and Compensation Division, Appellee (Respondent).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

December 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: George Santini of Ross, Ross & Santini, L.L.C., Cheyenne, WY. Argument presented by Mr. Santini.

Representing Appellee: Gay Woodhouse, Attorney General; Gerald W. Laska, Senior Assistant Attorney General; and Bernard P. Haggerty, Senior Assistant Attorney General. Argument presented by Mr. Haggerty.

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

LEHMAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant John Cochran appeals the denial of permanent partial disability benefits, contending that 80 percent of a pre-injury wage is not a "comparable wage" for purposes of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-14-405(h) (Lexis 1999). Relying on our recent decision in Adams v. State, ex rel. Workers' Safety and Compensation Div., 975 P.2d 17 (Wyo.1999), we conclude the hearing officer erred in determining that...

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