Opinion ID: 2572770
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: did the burden of proof shift to the division?

Text: [¶ 29] Finally, Mrs. Loomer contends that the Commission's decision should be reversed because after she presented her case, the burden of proof shifted to the Division and it failed to rebut the evidence presented. She quotes Sellers v. State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety and Compensation Div., 979 P.2d 959, 961 (Wyo.1999), [o]nce the claimant has satisfied this burden, the burden shifts, requiring the Division to produce evidence that the injury is excluded from the Act's coverage.... However, the burden does not shift upon presentation of any evidence; it shifts only if the claimant has proven all the essential elements of her claim. Id.; In re Helm, 982 P.2d 1236, 1241 (Wyo.1999). Mrs. Loomer failed to prove all the elements of her claim, and therefore, the burden never shifted to the Division.