Legal Opinion
Barnette v. Doyle
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided January 23, 1981No. 5342PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCLINTOCK, Justice.
Plaintiff, Michael L. Doyle, was injured when an unattended truck ran over him, crushing his legs. He brought suit against Lenise Williams, the driver of the truck and a fellow employee, and Gibson A. Barnette, the president, director, shareholder of plaintiff’s corporate employer and a fellow employee. The jury found that Barnette was 100 percent culpably negligent and awarded Doyle $84,000.00 in damages. Barnette has raised the following issues on appeal:
1. The trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss because defendant is immune from suit under the Wyoming…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Michigan Central Railroad v. VreelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by103 opinions
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