STATE v. SPARKS

No. 98-6.

973 P.2d 507 (1999)

STATE of Wyoming, ex rel., WYOMING WORKERS' SAFETY AND COMPENSATION DIVISION, Appellant (Petitioner), v. Nancy J. SPARKS, Appellee (Respondent).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

March 1, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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, Cheyenne, Wyoming, Representing Appellant.

George Santini of Ross, Ross & Santini, L.L.C., Cheyenne, Wyoming, Representing Appellee.

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


THOMAS, Justice.

The issue presented by this appeal requires this Court to define the phrase, "the normal activities of day-to-day living," that is used in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-14-102(a)(xi)(G) (Michie Cum.Supp.1996). We hold that the phrase does not include those activities of an employee, while engaged in job-related duties, over which the employer has the right to control the details. The Office of Administrative Hearings ruled that a back injury sustained...

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