LARSEN v. CITY OF CHEYENNE

No. 5407.

626 P.2d 558 (1981)

John Mark LARSEN, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. CITY OF CHEYENNE, Wyoming, and Cheyenne Animal Shelter, Inc., Appellees (Defendants).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

April 9, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. James Burke, Hanes, Gage & Burke, P.C., Cheyenne, for appellant.

G.G. Greenlee and Robert M. Shively (argued), Murane & Bostwick, Casper, for appellees.

Before ROSE, C.J., RAPER, THOMAS and ROONEY, JJ., and O'BRIEN, District Judge.


ROONEY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment for defendants-appellees in an action by plaintiff-appellant for damages resulting from a dog bite. The dog was released to a third party from impoundment by appellees with knowledge on their part of its vicious nature.

We affirm.

On appeal from a summary judgment, "* * * we look at the record from the viewpoint most favorable to the party opposing the motion, giving to him all favorable...

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