FRANKS v. OLSON

No. 97-147.

975 P.2d 588 (1999)

James FRANKS, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. Linne OLSON; and GESCO Management Corp., a Wyoming corporation, Appellees (Defendants).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

March 5, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vance Countryman of Hooper Law Offices, P.C., Riverton, Wyoming, Representing Appellant.

Michael Rosenthal and Dominique D.Y. Cone of Hathaway, Speight & Kunz, Cheyenne, Wyoming, Representing Appellees.

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


THOMAS, Justice.

The primary issue in this case is whether James Franks (Franks) is foreclosed from recovering damages for personal injuries from Linne Olson, a retired President and General Manager of L.M. Olson, Inc., because of the provisions of the Wyoming Worker's Compensation Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 27-14-101 through 27-14-805 (Michie Repl. 1991). Franks sought recovery for injuries he sustained when concrete...

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