WILLIAMS v. STATE EX REL. WYOMING WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION

No. 97-125.

2 P.3d 543 (2000)

In the Matter of the Worker's Compensation Claim of Michael A. WILLIAMS, Appellant (Employee-Claimant), and City of Rawlins, Appellant (Employer-Respondent), v. STATE of Wyoming, ex rel., WYOMING WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION, Appellee (Objector-Defendant).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

April 14, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant Michael A. Williams: William M. MacPherson of MacPherson Law Offices, LLC, Rawlins, Wyoming.

Representing Appellant City of Rawlins: Thomas A. Thompson of Williams, Kelly, Waldrip & Thompson, LLC, Rawlins, Wyoming.

Representing Appellee: 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.

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


THOMAS, Justice.

The only question presented in this case is whether coverage under the Wyoming Worker's Compensation Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 27-14-101 through 27-14-805 (Lexis 1999), extends to prophylactic blood tests when there is no other treatment of any injury. Michael A. Williams (Williams), a police officer with the City of Rawlins, in the course of effecting an arrest and aiding battery victims, contacted blood from the suspect and the victims....

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