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ABELSETH v. CITY OF GILLETTE

No. 87-219.

752 P.2d 430 (1988)

Linda ABELSETH, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. CITY OF GILLETTE, a governmental entity, Appellee (Defendant).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

April 7, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don M. Empfield, Gillette, for appellant.

Charles W. Anderson, Daly, Anderson & Taylor, P.C., Gillette, for appellee.

Before BROWN, C.J., and THOMAS, CARDINE, URBIGKIT and MACY, JJ.

THOMAS, Justice.

This case presents the question of whether the waiver of governmental immunity incorporated in the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act, §§ 1-39-101 through 1-39-120, W.S. 1977 (1987 Replacement) (Act), permits a claim of common law liability for harboring an animal known to be vicious to be asserted against a city or town. The district court dismissed this claim of the complaint, holding that it was a claim sounding in strict liability. That...

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