Brown v. City of Casper

[157] I respectfully dissent. The Wyoming Governmental Claims Act (the WGCA) was adopted in 1979. That was 32 years ago. For at least 28 years, this Court has consistently held that district courts do not obtain jurisdiction over governmental claims absent sufficient allegation in the complaint of compliance with procedural requirements. Seq, e.9., Bd. of Trustees of UW v. Bell, 662 P.2d 410, 415 (Wyo.1983), and Churchill v. Campbell County Mem'l Hosp., 2010 WY 86, ¶ 4, 234 P.3d 365, 366 (Wyo.2010). I believe we were right in those cases, and in the dozens of cases in between.

[T¥58] Because…