IN RE WORKER'S COMPENSATION CLAIM OF KECK

No. 97-359.

985 P.2d 430 (1999)

Matter of the WORKER'S COMPENSATION CLAIM OF Judy KECK, an Employee of RJB Properties, Inc.: Judy Keck, Appellant (Employee/Claimant), v. State of Wyoming, ex rel., Wyoming Workers' Safety and Compensation Division, Appellee (Objector/Defendant).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

June 24, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Representing Appellee: William U. Hill, Attorney General; Gerald W. Laska, Senior Assistant Attorney General; and Robert L. Lanter, Senior Assistant Attorney General. Argument by Mr. Lanter.

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


LEHMAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant Judy Keck, a food server, injured her knee at work when she twisted her body while carrying glasses. The Worker's Compensation Medical Commission (Commission) denied Keck's request for benefits, stating that Keck's injury was not compensable because twisting is an activity of day-to-day living. Keck appealed, and the matter was certified to this court. Because the Commission incorrectly applied the day-to-day living exclusion, we reverse...

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