Town of Douglas v. York

Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. York sought recovery of damages against the Town of Douglas for loss sustained to grazing land when a fire from the town’s dump for disposal of refuse and garbage started a range fire. The fire was the one involved in Town of Douglas v. Nielsen, Wyo., 409 P.2d 240.

Insurance coverage was adequate to pay the judgment obtained in the Nielsen case and the question of governmental immunity was not involved. There was insurance enough to cover only part of the claim of the Yorks against the town. The amount available was paid to Yorks, and they sought the balance of their…