Court Opinion

ID: 9613447
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 04:16:57.389969+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:06:55.933858
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THOMAS, Justice,
dissenting.
I cannot agree with the disposition of this case in accordance with the majority opinion. I adhere to the views that are set forth in my dissent in Alewine v. State, Dept. of Health and Social Services, Div. of Public Assistance and Social Services, 803 P.2d 1372, 1377 (Wyo.1991).
Recognizing that this opinion represents a logical progression of Alewine, extending the rule of that case to the situation in which the natural guardian had knowledge of the injury, I still would find that Awe v. University of Wyoming, 534 P.2d 97 (Wyo.1975), is sound law and should not be overruled. Since the majority chooses to overrule Awe “to the extent that our decision here is in disagreement” (Op. at 985), I am more firmly persuaded “that the majority is adopting a savings clause or minority exception for the claims statute.” Alewine, 803 P.2d at 1379 (Thomas, J., dissenting). The court is even more guilty of judicial legislation than before.
I would affirm the decision of the trial court.