13 Wyoming opinions name it 1 courts 1986–2025 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Wyoming courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
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Coates v. Andersongreen2 sentences2016"Master-servant and independent contractor are thus opposite sides of the same coin; one cannot be both at the same time with respect to the same activity; the one necessarily negatives the other, each depending on opposite answers to the same right of control inquiry." Coates v. Anderson, 2004 WY 11, ¶ 7 , 84 P.3d 953, 957 (Wyo.2004); see also Kruckenberg v. Ding Masters, Inc., 2008 WY 40, ¶ 21 , 180 P.3d 895, 901 (Wyo.2008). [(¥(201 I there is an express contract between the parties, such a document is important in defining the relationship, but it is not conclusive of the issue. 2016"Master-servant and independent contractor are thus opposite sides of the same coin; one cannot be both at the same time with respect to the same activity; the one necessarily negatives the other, each depending on opposite answers to the same right of control inquiry." Coates v. Anderson, 2004 WY 11, ¶ 7 , 84 P.3d 953, 957 (Wyo.2004); see also Kruckenberg v. Ding Masters, Inc., 2008 WY 40, ¶ 21 , 180 P.3d 895, 901 (Wyo.2008). [(¥(201 I there is an express contract between the parties, such a document is important in defining the relationship, but it is not conclusive of the issue. | 9 | 9 |
Kruckenberg v. Ding Masters, Inc.green2 sentences2016"Master-servant and independent contractor are thus opposite sides of the same coin; one cannot be both at the same time with respect to the same activity; the one necessarily negatives the other, each depending on opposite answers to the same right of control inquiry." Coates v. Anderson, 2004 WY 11, ¶ 7 , 84 P.3d 953, 957 (Wyo.2004); see also Kruckenberg v. Ding Masters, Inc., 2008 WY 40, ¶ 21 , 180 P.3d 895, 901 (Wyo.2008). [(¥(201 I there is an express contract between the parties, such a document is important in defining the relationship, but it is not conclusive of the issue. 2016"Master-servant and independent contractor are thus opposite sides of the same coin; one cannot be both at the same time with respect to the same activity; the one necessarily negatives the other, each depending on opposite answers to the same right of control inquiry." Coates v. Anderson, 2004 WY 11, ¶ 7 , 84 P.3d 953, 957 (Wyo.2004); see also Kruckenberg v. Ding Masters, Inc., 2008 WY 40, ¶ 21 , 180 P.3d 895, 901 (Wyo.2008). [(¥(201 I there is an express contract between the parties, such a document is important in defining the relationship, but it is not conclusive of the issue. | 2 | 2 |
Diamond B Services, Inc. v. Rohdegreen2 sentences2016Diamond B Servs., Inc. v. Rohde, 2005 WY 130 , ¶ 29, 120 P.3d 1031, 1041 (Wyo.2005); Singer, ¶ 9, 227 P.3d at 309 ; Coates, ¶ 14, 84 P.3d at 959 . 2016Diamond B Servs., Inc. v. Rohde, 2005 WY 130 , ¶ 29, 120 P.3d 1031, 1041 (Wyo.2005); Singer, ¶ 9, 227 P.3d at 309 ; Coates, ¶ 14, 84 P.3d at 959 . | 2 | 2 |
Kelley v. Rossigreen2 sentences1999Kelley v. Rossi, 395 Mass. 659 , 481 N.E.2d 1340, 1342 (1985); State v. Turner, 952 S.W.2d 354, 357 (Mo.App.1997); Oregon Drywall Systems, Inc. v. National Council on Compensation Ins., 153 Or.App. 662 , 958 P.2d 195, 197 (1998); Glover By and Through Dyson v. Boy Scouts of America, 923 P.2d 1383, 1385 (Utah 1996). 1999Kelley v. Rossi, 395 Mass. 659 , 481 N.E.2d 1340, 1342 (1985); State v. Turner, 952 S.W.2d 354, 357 (Mo.App.1997); Oregon Drywall Systems, Inc. v. National Council on Compensation Ins., 153 Or.App. 662 , 958 P.2d 195, 197 (1998); Glover By and Through Dyson v. Boy Scouts of America, 923 P.2d 1383, 1385 (Utah 1996). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Turnergreen1 sentence1999Kelley v. Rossi, 395 Mass. 659 , 481 N.E.2d 1340, 1342 (1985); State v. Turner, 952 S.W.2d 354, 357 (Mo.App.1997); Oregon Drywall Systems, Inc. v. National Council on Compensation Ins., 153 Or.App. 662 , 958 P.2d 195, 197 (1998); Glover By and Through Dyson v. Boy Scouts of America, 923 P.2d 1383, 1385 (Utah 1996). | 1 | 1 |
Oregon Drywall Systems, Inc. v. Filings of the National Council on Compensation Insurancegreen2 sentences1999Kelley v. Rossi, 395 Mass. 659 , 481 N.E.2d 1340, 1342 (1985); State v. Turner, 952 S.W.2d 354, 357 (Mo.App.1997); Oregon Drywall Systems, Inc. v. National Council on Compensation Ins., 153 Or.App. 662 , 958 P.2d 195, 197 (1998); Glover By and Through Dyson v. Boy Scouts of America, 923 P.2d 1383, 1385 (Utah 1996). 1999Kelley v. Rossi, 395 Mass. 659 , 481 N.E.2d 1340, 1342 (1985); State v. Turner, 952 S.W.2d 354, 357 (Mo.App.1997); Oregon Drywall Systems, Inc. v. National Council on Compensation Ins., 153 Or.App. 662 , 958 P.2d 195, 197 (1998); Glover By and Through Dyson v. Boy Scouts of America, 923 P.2d 1383, 1385 (Utah 1996). | 1 | 1 |
Glover Ex Rel. Dyson v. Boy Scouts of Americagreen1 sentence1999Kelley v. Rossi, 395 Mass. 659 , 481 N.E.2d 1340, 1342 (1985); State v. Turner, 952 S.W.2d 354, 357 (Mo.App.1997); Oregon Drywall Systems, Inc. v. National Council on Compensation Ins., 153 Or.App. 662 , 958 P.2d 195, 197 (1998); Glover By and Through Dyson v. Boy Scouts of America, 923 P.2d 1383, 1385 (Utah 1996). | 1 | 1 |
Jerry K. Simpson v. Home Petroleum Corporation and Home Oil Corporationgreen2 sentences1986Master-servant and independent contractor are thus opposite sides of the same coin; one cannot be both at the same time with respect to the same activity; the one necessarily negatives the other, each depending on opposite answers to the same right of control inquiry. * * * ” Id., at 501, 506-507 . 1986Master-servant and independent contractor are thus opposite sides of the same coin; one cannot be both at the same time with respect to the same activity; the one necessarily negatives the other, each depending on opposite answers to the same right of control inquiry. * * *" Id., at 501, 506-507 . | 1 | 1 |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Wyoming. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
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Singer v. New Tech Engineering L.P.
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2 sentences2016Diamond B Servs., Inc. v. Rohde, 2005 WY 130 , ¶ 29, 120 P.3d 1031, 1041 (Wyo. 2005); Singer, ¶ 9, 227 P.3d at 309 ; Coates, ¶ 14, 84 P.3d at 959 . 2016Diamond B Servs., Inc. v. Rohde, 2005 WY 130 , ¶ 29, 120 P.3d 1031, 1041 (Wyo.2005); Singer, ¶ 9, 227 P.3d at 309 ; Coates, ¶ 14, 84 P.3d at 959 . | 2 | 2016–2016 |
Circle C Resources, Inc. v. Kobielusz
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1 sentence2025Id. (quoting Coates v. Anderson, 2004 WY 11, ¶ 7 , 84 P.3d 953, 957 (Wyo. 2004)). | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Sellers v. STATE WKRS. SAFETY & COMP. DIV.
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1 sentence2012"The Division, in accordance with the right-of-control test, must present evidence to show that the activity in question is a normal activity of day-to-day living." Id. [¶ 38] In Keck, the claimant, a food server, injured her knee when she twisted her body while carrying glasses. | 1 | 2012–2012 |
Worker's Compensation Claim of Keck v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation Division
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1 sentence2012Keck, 985 P.2d at 431 . | 1 | 2012–2012 |
State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation Division v. Sparks
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1 sentence1999Thus, “when an employee is engaged in activities over which the employer is vested with the right of control, these cannot be normal activities of day-to-day living because the employer has no such right with respect to the normal activities of day-to-day living.” Sparks, 973 P.2d at 511 . | 1 | 1999–1999 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.