TOWN OF DOUGLAS v. YORK

No. 3683.

445 P.2d 760 (1968)

TOWN OF DOUGLAS, a municipal corporation, Appellant (Defendant below), v. Donald L. YORK and Donna L. York, Appellees (Plaintiffs below).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

October 15, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred G. Kaufman, Jr., Douglas, for appellant.

W.J. Wehrli, of Wehrli & Williams, Casper, for appellees.

Before HARNSBERGER, C.J., and GRAY, McINTYRE and PARKER, JJ.


Mr. Justice McINTYRE delivered the opinion of the court.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. York sought recovery of damages against the Town of Douglas for loss sustained to grazing land when a fire from the town's dump for disposal of refuse and garbage started a range fire. The fire was the one involved in Town of Douglas v. Nielsen, Wyo., 409 P.2d 240.

Insurance coverage was adequate to pay the judgment obtained in the Nielsen<...

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