Legal Opinion
State Department of Corrections v. Watts
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided February 22, 2008No. S-07-0050, S-07-0095PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KITE, Justice.
[¶ 1] Leonard (Lee) Watts brought a wrongful death suit after his wife, Tammy Sue Watts, who was a contract nurse at the Wyoming Honor Farm, was murdered by an inmate. The Wyoming Department of Corrections, Wyoming State Penitentiary and Wyoming Honor Farm (hereinafter collectively referred to as “the State”) moved for summary judgment, claiming they were immune from suit pursuant to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act (WGCA). The district court denied their motion. In this combined appeal and writ of review, the State contests the district court’s ruling. We conclude that Mr.…
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