Legal Opinion
Wheatland Irrigation District v. McGuire
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided March 17, 1977No. 4353PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCLINTOCK, Justice.
The McGuires and Prossers recovered substantial judgments in separate actions filed against the Wheatland Irrigation District to recover damages for injuries to lands and personal property belonging to the two families, which injuries occurred when the dam of a reservoir owned by defendant gave way, resulting in the flooding of plaintiffs’ lands. Defendant appealed, asserting error both in the imposition of liability as a matter of law by the trial judge and in the assessment of damages by a jury. Our first opinion 1 held that the trial court committed error in imposing…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Carlson v. CarlsonWyoming Supreme Court · 1992
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