BD. OF CTY. COM'RS OF CTY., ETC. v. RIDENOUR

Nos. 5333, 5334.

623 P.2d 1174 (1981)

The BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF the COUNTY OF CAMPBELL and the County of Campbell, State of Wyoming, Appellants (Defendants), v. Allen RIDENOUR, William Schaffner, James Lea and Ron Bourquin, Appellees (Plaintiffs). Allen RIDENOUR, William Schaffner, James Lea and Ron Bourquin, Appellants (Plaintiffs), v. The BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF the COUNTY OF CAMPBELL and the County of Campbell, State of Wyoming, Appellees (Defendants).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

Rehearing Denied March 25, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey J. Gonda, Sheridan, argued for appellants in No. 5333 and appellees in No. 5334.

Terrence L. O'Brien (argued), and Jeffrey M. Kohlhas, legal intern, Omohundro & O'Brien, Buffalo and Lucas & Monaghan, Miles City, Mont., on briefs, for appellees in No. 5333 and appellants in No. 5334.

The Defense Lawyers Association of Wyoming, Inc. filed an amicus curiae brief for appellants in No. 5333 and appellees in No. 5334.

The Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association filed an amicus curiae brief for appellees in No. 5333, and appellants in No. 5334.

Before ROSE, C.J., and McCLINTOCK, RAPER, THOMAS and ROONEY, JJ.


Rehearing Denied March 25, 1981. See 627 P.2d 163.

RAPER, Justice.

This appeal is a comparative negligence case arising from a judgment holding the defendants liable despite a jury's finding that they were less negligent than each of the plaintiffs. The main focus of the appeal is upon the construction to be given § 1-1-109, W.S. 1977, commonly referred to as the Wyoming Comparative...

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