HOFFMAN v. DARNELL

No. S-10-0165.

252 P.3d 936 (2011)

2011 WY 65

Larry HOFFMAN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Gregory Bryan Pickett, III, Deceased, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. Brian DARNELL, D.O., and Johnson County Hospital District, Appellees (Defendants).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

April 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Jeffrey J. Gonda and Amanda K. Roberts , Lonabaugh & Riggs, LLP, Sheridan, Wyoming.

Representing Appellees: Billie L.M. Addleman , Hirst Applegate, LLP; Scott P. Klosterman and Frank D. Neville , Williams, Porter, Day & Neville, PC, Casper, Wyoming.

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


BURKE, Justice.

[¶ 1] This case involves a claim arising under the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act (WGCA), Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-39-101 through -121 (LexisNexis 2007). Appellant, Larry Hoffman, as personal representative of the estate of the decedent, Gregory Bryan Pickett, III, brought a wrongful death suit against Dr. Brian Darnell and the Johnson County Hospital District (Hospital). The district court dismissed the action with prejudice, finding that...

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