Tillery v. West Side Canal, Inc.

719 P.2d 1384 (1986)

Clarence E. TILLERY and Alice Faye Tillery, Appellants (Plaintiffs),

v.

WEST SIDE CANAL, INC., Appellee (Defendant).

No. 85-110.

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

June 2, 1986.

Jack Gage, Cheyenne, for appellants.

Robert M. Shively, Casper, for appellee.

Before THOMAS, C.J., and ROONEY[*], BROWN, CARDINE and URBIGKIT, JJ.

THOMAS, Chief Justice.

The question raised in this case is whether owners of an irrigation canal are subject to a standard of reasonable care under the circumstances or some higher standard in determining liability for damages resulting from the failure of a headgate on…