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BETTENCOURT v. PRIDE WELL SERVICE, INC.

No. 86-43.

735 P.2d 722 (1987)

Rick Carl BETTENCOURT and Kelly Bettencourt, husband and wife, Appellants (Plaintiffs), v. PRIDE WELL SERVICE, INC., a Texas corporation; Larry Welch, supervisor for Pride Well Services, Inc., Thatcher & Sons, Inc., a Wyoming corporation; Phillips Petroleum Company, a Delaware corporation; John Doe Corporations I through XX; and John Does I through XXX, Appellees (Defendants).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

April 17, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth R. Marken and James T. Anest of Marken & Anest, Casper, and Gordon W. Jenkins of Ririe, Lee & Jenkins, Idaho Falls, Idaho, for appellants.

Cameron S. Walker of Schwartz, Bon, McCrary & Walker, Casper, for appellee Welch.

Jeffrey C. Brinkerhoff and Tim I. Munson of Brown, Drew, Apostolos, Massey & Sullivan, Casper, for appellee Thatcher.

Richard L. Williams, Frank D. Neville, and Richard E. Day of Williams, Porter, Day & Neville, P.C., Casper, for appellee Phillips.

Before BROWN, C.J., THOMAS, URBIGKIT and MACY, JJ., and GUTHRIE, J., Retired.

THOMAS, Justice.

The question which we must address in this case is whether a summary judgment appropriately may be entered against an injured person who is afflicted with traumatic amnesia and for that reason is unable to specify what act or omission caused his injury. The district court held that there was no genuine issue of material fact in this case and that the several defendants were entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law because proximate cause, one...

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