Opinion ID: 1238178
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Heading: claim against the city of sheridan

Text: Worden brought her suit against the City of Sheridan pursuant to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act. This is a close-end tort claims act. Unless a claim falls within one of the statutory exceptions to governmental immunity, the claim will be barred. Gibson v. State Through Dep't of Revenue and Taxation, 811 P.2d 726, 728 (Wyo. 1991). Worden relies upon W.S. 1-39-108 to argue that a statutory exception exists to the grant of immunity which would allow this cause of action. In Gibson, we held that this statute is clear and unambiguous. [W.S. 1-39-108] applies to waive immunity for governmental entities whose public employees operate public utilities and who provide gas service, electric service, and other enumerated services, including ground transportation service. 811 P.2d at 728. A housing inspection is not one of the enumerated public utility or ground transportation service exceptions to the waiver of immunity. We find no other exception under which Worden's suit could be maintained. The trial court correctly found that Worden's suit was barred because no exception to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act existed which would have allowed it. Affirmed.