Legal Opinion
Dimick v. Hopkinson
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided July 23, 2018No. S-17-0318PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOX, Justice.
*515[¶ 1] Skylar Dimick was injured when he fell into a septic tank on property owned by Scott Hopkinson. Mr. Dimick and his wife, Jenny Dimick, filed a negligence action against Mr. Hopkinson; his businesses; his family trust; and his wife, Chris Hopkinson; and sought punitive damages for their alleged willful and wanton misconduct. The district court found no issues of material fact and granted summary judgment to all defendants, concluding that Mr. Hopkinson and his businesses were protected by a valid release of liability signed by Mr. Dimick; Mr. Hopkinson committed no willful…
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