Weber v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
March 2021
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Cook v. Shoshone First Bank · Seal Ex Rel. Seal v. Carlsbad Independent School District · Soles v. State · Garcia v. Lawson · Union Pacific R. Co. v. Caballo Coal Co.
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“On its face, the legislation envisioned that the operation of Hot Springs State Park would include leasing property to private persons who would provide facilities for the public to use the hot mineral water. The statute also contemplates the State would regulate those buildings and improvements, approve building plans, specify materials, and provide hot mineral water to the facilities. When § 36-8-304 is read in conjunction with $ 1-39-106, it is obvious that the legislature intended to waive immunity for the State's alleged negligence in approving its lessee's (the Star Plunge's) design and construction of the [steam room] and in supplying the water.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“although we ultimately held the State was immune because Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-39-120 provided specific immunity for maintenance of a bridge within a recreation area. In DiVenere v. University of Wyoming, 811 P.2d 273, 274 (Wyo.1991), Ms. DiVen-ere was injured when she fell on ice on a concourse leading to the upper deck at the University of Wyoming's football stadium. Giving the statutory language its standard meaning, we held that the stadium was a recreation area and the ramps or concourses were part of that recreation area. Id. at 275-76 . Thus, this Court's interpretation of”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“our objective is to give effect to the legislature’s intent. We start with the plain meaning of the language chosen by the legislature and apply that meaning if the language is clear and unambiguous. Id. “Á statute is clear and unambiguous if its wording is such that reasonable persons are able to agree on its meaning with consistency and predictability.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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