Board of Trustees of the University of Wyoming v. Bell

THOMAS, Justice.

The dispositive issue posed by this appeal is whether this court may recognize a judgment entered upon default of the Board of Trustees of the University of Wyoming for failure to answer a complaint which contains no allegation of the filing of a claim as required by statute. While both parties have appealed from the judgment in the district court, the issue which we have identified was not urged or argued either in this court or in the district court. The Board of Trustees of the University of Wyoming instead urges that good cause exists to set aside the default judgment…