Nulle v. Gillette-Campbell County Joint Powers Fire Board

GOLDEN, Justice.

Kathryn Dawn Nulle, by her natural parents, appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of her claim for loss of parental consortium arising from her natural father’s personal injury at the allegedly negligent hands of the Gillette-Campbell County Joint Powers Fire Board (Board).

Both parties agree that the sole question we must answer is whether under Wyoming law a child has a legally cognizable claim for loss of parental consortium against a third-party who negligently injures that child’s parent. We hold that Wyoming recognizes the child’s claim, reverse the trial court’s…