BLACK v. WILLIAM INSULATION CO., INC.

No. 05-249.

141 P.3d 123 (2006)

2006 WY 106

Peggy Ann Cook BLACK, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Richard Black, Deceased, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. WILLIAM INSULATION COMPANY, INC., a Wyoming corporation, Appellee (Defendant).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

August 29, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Sharon M. Rose of Lavery & Rose, P.C.; Evanston, Wyoming; and Elizabeth Greenwood of Pinedale, Wyoming. Argument by Ms. Rose.

Representing Appellee: Patrick J. Murphy and Jakob Z. Norman of Williams, Porter, Day & Neville, P.C.; Casper, Wyoming. Argument by Mr. Murphy.

Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, KITE, and BURKE, JJ.


HILL, Justice.

[¶ 1] On January 21, 2004, David Ibarra-Viernes fell asleep while operating his motor vehicle on U.S. Highway 189. The vehicle crossed the center line and collided with another vehicle, killing Richard Black (decedent). Peggy Ann Cook Black (Black), individually and as personal representative of the estate of her late husband filed a wrongful death action against Ibarra-Viernes's employer, William Insulation Company, Inc. (WIC), alleging that it...

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