Milton v. Mitchell

THOMAS, Justice.

The narrow question to be decided in this case is whether the phrase “scope of his duties” found in § 1-39-114, W.S.1977 (Cum.Supp.1987), and used throughout the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act, §§ 1-39-101 through 1-39-120, W.S.1977 (Cum. Supp.1987), is interchangeable with the term “scope of employment.” Julian A. Milton, Jr. (Milton) filed an action against Charles A. Mitchell (Mitchell) seeking damages, in the alternative, for negligence in representing to Milton that he had been employed as a teacher in the Laramie school system, or for breach of an implied contract of…