Osborn v. Manning

Oct 2, 1991
91-131
Reporters:
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Before:
Golden
GOLDEN, Justice.

Osborn renews his claim for costs of a fence built in 1983. ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‍He sought and was denied summary judgment. He obtained judgment for fence maintenance. Manning does not dispute the judgment for fence maintenance.

In Osborn v. Manning, 798 P.2d 1208 (Wyo.1990), ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‍we reversed dismissal of Osborn’s claim for fence maintenance, but ratified our holding res judicata barred the claim for original fence costs. See, Osborn v. Manning, 812 ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‍P.2d 545, 547 (Wyo.1991). Osborn differentiates his new claim, avowing he rebuilt, or modified, much of the fence to ensure compliance with statutory criteria. See, W.S. 11-28-102 ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‍(June 1989 Repl.). Nothing else has changed.

We agree with the district court’s findings. The new claim does not enhance his position, because the recent work did ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‍not alter the original fence’s status.

The judgment of the district court is affirmed.