Mike Sikowski v. Paul Sorum

Gillette, Wyoming civil litigation breach of contract lawyer represented the Plaintiff in a breach of oral contract dispute.

Mr. Sorum and Jeff Martinson each owned 50% of Clean Crude, an oil processing company. Mr. Sorum and Mr. Martinson approached Mr. Sikorski of Big Sky Limited of Wyoming (Big Sky) and inquired about leasing above-ground oil storage tanks from Big Sky. On June 8, 2016, Big Sky and Clean Crude entered into a written lease agreement for nine storage tanks. On June 16, Big Sky and Clean Crude entered into a second written lease agreement for five additional tanks. In 2017, Big Sky filed a lawsuit against Clean Crude alleging breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, fraud, and unjust enrichment. Shortly after the initial filing, it amended its complaint adding Mr. Sorum and Mr. Martinson as defendants and seeking to pierce Clean Crude's corporate veil to establish the personal liability of Mr. Sorum and Mr. Martinson on its claims. Big Sky alleged that the defendants did not make payments under the leases and left the tanks in poor condition, requiring Big Sky to incur costs to restore them to a usable condition.



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Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $113,537.56.