Wyoming Laches Law
Pennaco Energy, Inc. v. Kd Company Llc, a Wyoming Close Limited Liability Company
The ranch lands at issue in these cases are located in the Powder River Basin in Sheridan County and Johnson County, Wyoming. During the 1990s, Pennaco acquired interests in oil and gas leases for the mineral estate underlying the ranch lands. Pennaco then made contracts with the surface owners, who were predecessors of KD and Hollcroft. In those contracts, the surface owners granted Pennaco th... More...
$0 (12-02-2015 - WY)Rocio Esmeralda Mercado Soto Linch v. Ronald B. Linch
Rocio Linch was born in Mexico City, Mexico and is now a naturalized citizen of the United States. In 1991, Ms. Linch was living in Mexico City, working as lawyer, when she began exchanging letters with Ron Linch, who was a resident of Linch, Wyoming in Johnson County. In April 1993, after numerous meetings with Mr. Linch in Mexico and in the United States, Ms. Linch moved from Mexico and began... More...
$0 (11-12-2015 - WY)Rocio Esmeralda Mercado Soto Linch v. Ronald B. Linch
Rocio Linch was born in Mexico City, Mexico and is now a naturalized citizen of the United States. In 1991, Ms. Linch was living in Mexico City, working as lawyer, when she began exchanging letters with Ron Linch, who was a resident of Linch, Wyoming in Johnson County. In April 1993, after numerous meetings with Mr. Linch in Mexico and in the United States, Ms. Linch moved from Mexico and began ... More...
$0 (11-10-2015 - WY)ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE SUPPLY CO., INC. v. ALANE FRASER and M.J. BISHOP CONCRETE & CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Ms. Fraser hired Bishop Construction to remodel her commercial property in Jackson, Wyoming. Bishop Construction subcontracted with Jackson Hole Electric, Inc., also referred to as JHE 2, Inc., (hereinafter JHE) to perform electrical work on the project. Dusty Jones, vice-president of JHE, opened a general account with EWS, an electrical materials supplier, in July 2010. He also opened a job a... More...
$0 (08-14-2015 - WY)George W. Clay v. Mountain Valley Mineral Limited Partnership
[¶1] Appellants George and Dana Clay, et. al (hereinafter referred to collectively as<br> "the Claysâ€) assert the district court erred by declaring Appellee Mountain Valley<br> Mineral Limited Partnership (Mountain Valley) owned title to mineral interests in certain<br> Converse County, Wyoming property. The district court granted summary judgment in<br> favor of Mountain Valley, concluding... More...
$0 (06-11-2015 - WY)Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, f/k/a Biodiversity Associates v. Daniel J. Jiron, et al.
This appeal consolidates two cases about United States Forest Service (the "Forest<br> Serviceâ€) actions in the Black Hills National Forest ("BHNFâ€), which straddles the<br> Wyoming and South Dakota border.<br> The Appellants,1 led by Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, are non-profit entities<br> (collectively, "Biodiversityâ€) interested in species and habitat protection in the ... More...
$0 (08-05-2014 - WY)The Estate of H. Kent Dahlke v. Jay D. Dahlke
[¶1] The Estate of J. Kent Dahlke included a checking account he held jointly with his surviving wife Sara Dahlke. There were irregularities in the administration of the estate, including failure to assure that the heirs waived a hearing on a decree of distribution, and failure to advise Sara Dahlke of her statutory elective share. Sara served as the personal representative of Kent's estate. Afte... More...
$0 (02-25-2014 - WY)William R. Fix v. South Wilderness Ranch Homeowners Association
[¶1] The South Wilderness Ranch Homeowners Association (HOA) filed an action against William R. Fix to recover $2,500 in assessments he allegedly owed as a lot owner in the South Wilderness Ranches Subdivision. The HOA also sought interest and attorney fees. Mr. Fix denied that he owed the assessments and filed a counterclaim seeking a judicial determination that the covenants pursuant to whic... More...
$0 (07-12-2012 - WY)John Sutherland v. Meridian Granite Company
[¶1] John Sutherland and Minerva Selbe Sutherland entered into a mining lease granting Meridian1 the right to conduct mining operations on the Sutherlands' property. A dispute developed between the Sutherlands and Meridian regarding the Sutherlands' obligation to pay taxes relating to the mineral production. The dispute led to litigation. On cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court ... More...
$0 (04-26-2012 - WY)Elk Ridge Lodge, Inc. v. George M. Sonnett
[¶1] George M. Sonnett, Jr., and Wendy Z. Burgers-Sonnett purchased approximately twenty acres of land and improvements in Sublette County, Wyoming, from Elk Ridge Lodge, Inc. To finance part of the purchase price, the Sonnetts gave Elk Ridge a promissory note secured by a mortgage on the property. They later defaulted on the note, and Elk Ridge filed suit against the Sonnetts seeking judgment an... More...
$0 (07-08-2011 - WY)Cynthia Fayard and Galeforce, L.L.C. v. The Design Committee of the Homestead Subdivision, 2nd and 3rd Filings
[¶1] Cynthia Fayard and Galeforce, LLC1 (collectively "Fayardâ€) own lots in the Homestead Subdivision in Teton County. Fayard filed a declaratory judgment and injunctive action against the Design Committee of the Homestead Subdivision, 2nd and 3rd Filings, and committee members Sandra Day, Horton Spitzer and Gary Finkel (collectively "the Design Committeeâ€), alleging the Design Commit... More...
$0 (04-23-2010 - WY)Elsie L. Braunstein v. Robinson Family Limited Partnership, LLP
[¶1] Since the earliest days of settlement and statehood, complaints and claims of adverse possession have occupied much of the time of the courts of Wyoming. Once again we are requested to grapple within that arena . . . . Snell v. Ruppert, 582 P.2d 916, 917 (Wyo. 1978).<br> <br> [¶2] Today, we consider the appeal of Elsie L. Braunstein (Braunstein), record owner of several parcels of land tota... More...
$0 (03-08-2010 - WY)<a href="http://courts.state.wy.us/2005opn/2005WY57.pdf" target="_new">Lisa G. Wilson and Kim Wilson v. Town of Alpine, Wyoming</a>
<P>[1] The district court dismissed this negligence action because the appellants' notice of governmental claim did not meet constitutional requirements. We dismiss this appeal for the same reason. ISSUES 1. Did the district court have subject matter jurisdiction over the claim? 2. Was the appellee barred by the equitable doctrine of either estoppel or laches from asserting the lack of subject mat... More...
$0 (05-13-2005 - WY)<a href="http://courts.state.wy.us/2004opn/2004WY157.pdf" target="_new">Dorian Fox and The Investment Center, Inc. v. Frank and Maureen Tanner, et al.</a>
<P> [1] Dorian Fox (Fox) and The Investment Center, Inc. (TIC) appeal the district court's denial of their motion to dismiss Frank and Maureen Tanner's (the Tanners) allegations contained within the complaint.<P>1 The district court concluded that 1) a court, rather than an arbitrator, should decide the threshold question of fraudulent inducement, and <P>2) the underlying contracts, which inc... More...
$0 (12-08-2004 - WY)<a href=http://courts.state.wy.us/2003opn/2003WY7.pdf" target="_new">Frank W. Dorsett v. Tim Moore</a>
<p>[3] The parties own neighboring ranches in Crook County. Both ranches consist of deeded property as well as lands used pursuant to grazing permits issued by the United States Bureau of Land Management. By early 1999, the fence between the parties' lands had deteriorated and would no longer hold livestock in a number of places. On October 12, 1999, Moore mailed to Dorsett the first in a seri... More...
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