Gibson A. Barnette, Appellant (defendant) v. Michael L. Doyle, Appellee (plaintiff)

Summary

The Wyoming Supreme Court affirmed the judgment awarding Doyle $84,000 after a truck with a defective emergency brake ran over him. It held that Barnette, although a corporate officer and shareholder, was a coemployee who was not immune from suit and could owe a duty to provide reasonably safe equipment. The court further held that assumption of risk was no longer a complete defense, that sufficient evidence supported culpable negligence, and that the remaining asserted errors did not warrant reversal.