State v. Black Hills Power, Inc., a South Dakota corporation

DAVIS, Justice.

[11] The United States District Court for the District of Wyoming certified three questions concerning the State of Wyoming's ability to recover expenses incurred in suppressing a wildfire near Newcastle, Wyoming from the party whose alleged negligence created the need for those services.

CERTIFIED QUESTIONS

[12] 1. Can the State of Wyoming recover its fire suppression and/or emergency services costs from a party whose negligence created the need for the emergency services? 1

2. If the State of Wyoming cannot generally recover its fire suppression and/or emer-geney services costs…