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- Title: Abelseth v. City of Gillette
- Author : Supreme Court of the United States
- Release Date : January 07, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
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This case presents the question of whether the waiver of governmental immunity incorporated in the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act, §Â§ 1-39-101 through 1-39-120, W.S. 1977 (1987 Replacement) (Act), permits a claim of common law liability for harboring an animal known to be vicious to be asserted against a city or town. The district court dismissed this claim of the complaint, holding that it was a claim sounding in strict liability. That court ruled that, since claims for strict liability are not included in the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act and are not among the express exceptions to governmental immunity, the City of Gillette and its employees were immune from such a claim. We agree with the determination of the district court and its interpretation of the statute. Consequently, we affirm the dismissal of Count I of the complaint.