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RICE v. COLLINS COMMUNICATION, INC.

No. S-09-0007.

236 P.3d 1009 (2010)

2010 WY 109

William P. RICE, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. COLLINS COMMUNICATION, INC., a Wyoming Corporation, Communication Technologies, Inc., a Wyoming Corporation, Campbell County Board of County Commissioners, Campbell County Sheriff, William Pownall, Gillette/Wright/Campbell County Fire Protection Joint Powers Board, and Campbell County Emergency Management Coordinator, David King, Appellees (Defendants).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

August 4, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Jeffrey A. Tennyson of Jeffrey A. Tennyson, P.C.; and Heather Noble, Jackson, WY. Argument by Mr. Tennyson.

Representing Appellees: Stuart R. Day and Ryan J. Schwartz of Williams, Porter, Day & Neville, P.C., Casper, WY for Collins Communication, Inc.; Roger E. Shumate and James C. Worthen of Murane & Bostwick, LLC, Casper, WY for Communication Technologies, Inc.; Judith Studer of Schwartz, Bon, Walker & Studer, LLC, Casper, WY for Campbell County Board of County Commissioners, Campbell County Sheriff, and Campbell County Emergency Management Coordinator; and Tom C. Toner of Yonkee & Toner, LLP, Sheridan, WY for Gillette Wright/Campbell County Fire Protection Joint Powers Board. Argument by Messrs. Schwartz, Shumate, Toner, and Ms. Studer.

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

HILL, Justice.

[¶ 1] William P. Rice's commercial building caught fire in Campbell County, Wyoming. Because of a failure in the communications/paging system used by the county, almost a half hour passed before there was any formal response to the fire. Rice's building and its contents were almost totally destroyed. Rice filed suit against several county entities as well as two communications companies alleging negligence, whereupon the district court dismissed...

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