B-F DRILLING v. STATE

No. 96-134.

942 P.2d 392 (1997)

B-F DRILLING, INC., Appellant (Petitioner), v. STATE of Wyoming, ex rel., WYOMING WORKERS' SAFETY AND COMPENSATION DIVISION, Appellee (Respondent).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

July 17, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephenson D. Emery of Williams, Porter, Day & Neville, P.C., Casper, for Appellant.

William U. Hill, Attorney General; John W. Renneisen, Deputy Attorney General; Gerald W. Laska, Senior Assistant Attorney General; and Jennifer A. Evans, Assistant Attorney General, Cheyenne, for Appellee.

Before TAYLOR, C.J., and THOMAS, MACY, and LEHMAN, JJ., and PRICE, District Judge.


TAYLOR, Chief Justice.

B-F Drilling, Inc. appeals the denial of worker's compensation benefits for its employee, Scott House, who was injured while working in Louisiana ten days after his hire. After a contested case hearing, the hearing examiner issued an order denying benefits, finding that the employee was permanently assigned outside of Wyoming. The hearing examiner also found that the Wyoming Workers' Safety and Compensation Division was not estopped by acceptance...

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