Legal Opinion

R.D. v. W.H.

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided May 27, 1994No. 93-90PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MACY, Chief Justice.

Appellant, individually, as personal representative for the decedent’s estate, and as next friend and legal guardian of the minor child, appeals from the district court’s order dismissing his amended complaint.

We reverse and remand.

Appellant presents the following issues for our resolution:

I. Whether an actor, whose action creates a condition of insanity in the mind of another, may be held liable for the death of that other person when the death itself is caused by suicide.

II. Whether the district court erred in dismissing the plaintiffs claims for intentional infliction…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Gates v. RichardsonWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Runyon v. ReidSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1973
  3. Leithead v. American Colloid Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Tate v. CanonicaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
  5. District of Columbia v. PetersDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987

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3Cited by33 opinions

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  3. Worley v. Wyoming Bottling Co., Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Bevan Ex Rel. Bevan v. FixWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Luplow v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1995

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