Case Title: Lebsack v. Town of Torrington

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State: wyoming

Court: Wyoming Supreme Court

Date: 1985-07-29T00:00:00Z

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Lebsack v. Town of Torrington1985 WY 179707 P.2d 1389Case Number: 84-109Decided: 10/31/1985LEONARD LEBSACK, APPELLANT (EMPLOYEE-CLAIMANT), 

v. 

TOWN OF TORRINGTON, APPELLEE (EMPLOYER-DEFENDANT), 

v. 

THE STATE OF WYOMING, EX REL. WYOMING WORKER'S COMPENSATION DIVISION, APPELLEE (OBJECTOR-DEFENDANT).
Supreme Court of Wyoming
LEONARD LEBSACK, 
APPELLANT (EMPLOYEE-CLAIMANT), 

v. 

TOWN OF TORRINGTON, APPELLEE 
(EMPLOYER-DEFENDANT), 

v. 

THE STATE OF WYOMING, EX REL. WYOMING WORKER'S COMPENSATION DIVISION, 
APPELLEE (OBJECTOR-DEFENDANT).

 
 
Robert T. 
Moxley, Wheatland, signed the briefs and appeared in oral argument on behalf of 
appellant.

A.G. McClintock, 
Atty. Gen., Gerald A. Stack, Deputy Atty. Gen., John W. Renneisen, Sr. Asst. 
Atty. Gen., Terry J. Harris, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Stephen H. Graham, Torrington, for Town of Torrington, signed the brief on behalf of 
appellees. Michael A. Blonigen, Asst. Atty. Gen., appeared in oral 
argument.

 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
OPINION

Before THOMAS, C.J., and 
ROSE, ROONEY, BROWN and CARDINE, JJ.

ROONEY, 
Justice.

[¶1.]     Subsequent to the 
opinion of April 25, 1985 in this case, Lebsack v. Town of Torrington, 698 P.2d 1141 (Wyo. 1985), appellant filed a petition for rehearing and a motion to 
remand the case for recalculation of the award using August 6, 1981 as the 
proper date for doing so inasmuch as the trial court stated in its Conclusion of 
Law No. 18 "this condition has existed since as early as August 6, 1981." We 
denied the petition for rehearing, but granted the motion to remand the case for 
recalculation of the award by order dated July 29, 1985, 703 P.2d 338 
(Wyo. 1985). 
The trial court has inquired concerning the direction contained in such 
order.

[¶2.]     The Honorable J.T. 
Langdon, District Judge, Eighth Judicial District, has now called to the 
attention of this court the fact that the trial court did not purport to find 
August 6, 1981 as the date of the compensable injury in this case, and that the 
recitals in the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law to the effect that 
appellant had a compensable injury on that date were with reference to the 
determination that such existed on that date when examined by Dr. Preston. The 
injury itself and the compensable nature of it were in existence prior to the 
examination.

[¶3.]     Judge Langdon notes 
that the record recites:

"Lebsack's accidental 
fall occurred on 8 September, 1978. Lebsack continued to work, but eventually 
filed a report of the accident on 27 June, 1979. He finally quit working in 
September of 1980 and a laminectomy was performed by Dr. Paul J. Preston on 15 
October, 1980; Lebsack never returned to work. * * * While there are several 
other dates between 27 June, 1979 and 15 October, 1980, whereon Lebsack 
submitted to various examinations and treatments, the first surgical procedure 
occurred on 15 October aforesaid. Relying upon Matter of Barnes, 587 P.2d 214 (Wyo. 
1978) as to when a compensible [sic] injury occurs and upon Matter of Shapiro, 703 P.2d 1079 (Wyo. 
1985) as to proper date for computation of the award, I believe that, without 
question, the latest possible effective date of the injury, ergo the award 
computation date, is 15 October, 1980, not 6 August, 
1981."

[¶4.]     We agree with Judge 
Langdon that the August 6, 1981 date is not the controlling date from which to 
calculate the award, and a Nunc Pro Tunc order amending the July 29, 1985 order, 
supra, is entered, deleting the introductory paragraph thereof, thus leaving the 
order for recalculation without indication as to a date upon which to do so. The 
recalculation may, or may not, change the award.

[¶5.]     
Remanded.

NUNC PRO TUNC 
ORDER AMENDING ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO REMAND THE CASE FOR RECALCULATION OF THE 
AWARD

[¶6.]     IT IS ORDERED that the 
July 29, 1985 Order of this Court, 703 P.2d 338 (1985), be, and the same hereby 
is, amended nunc pro tunc by deleting the introductory paragraph 
thereof.

[¶7.]     Dated October 29, 
1985.

By the Court 

s/Richard V. Thomas 

RICHARD V. THOMAS 

Chief 
Justice.