Matthews v. Wyoming Department of Agriculture

CARDINE, Justice.

James Matthews appeals from a summary judgment order issued by the district court in favor of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture and three of its employees. The district court held that the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act, §§ 1-39-101 through 1-39-119, W.S.1977, Cum.Supp. 1985, barred all of Matthews' claims for damages. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

FACTS

Appellant Matthews operates a commercial meat processing plant in Upton, Wyoming under a state license which subjects him to regulation by the Wyoming Department of Agriculture. Sections 35-7-701 through 35-7-710,…