MARATHON OIL COMPANY v. WELCH

No. 3100

379 P.2d 832 (1963)

MARATHON OIL COMPANY, a Corporation, a Taxpayer in and of School District No. 1 and Special High School District No. 3 in the County of Big Horn and State of Wyoming, Appellant (Plaintiff below), v. Ford M. WELCH, Assessor, County of Big Horn, State of Wyoming, June Lamont Smith (Formerly June Lamont), Treasurer, County of Big Horn, State of Wyoming, the District Boundary Board of the County of Big Horn, State of Wyoming, Appellees (Defendants below).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

March 21, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.W. Gee, Findlay, Ohio, and James A. Zaring, Basin, for appellant.

John O. Callahan, Basin, and J.D. Fitzstephens, Cody, for appellees.

Before PARKER, HARNSBERGER and McINTYRE, JJ.


Mr. Justice McINTYRE delivered the opinion of the court.

Marathon Oil Company, formerly The Ohio Oil Company, as appellant challenges action taken by a school district boundary board to change the boundaries of two school districts. The lands involved in the change contain 17 producing oil wells, all of which are owned by Marathon. In fact, that company claims to own approximately 81 percent of the total property evaluation transferred from one district to the other...

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