CORONADO OIL COMPANY, Appellant (Plaintiff),
v.
John A. GRIEVES, Joann Grieves, Madeline Grieves, Thomas B. Grieves, Marie Grieves, Ruth K. Graham, Neal Reisland, Hazel Reisland and The Federal Land Bank of Omaha, Appellees (Defendants).
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December 3, 1979.
December 3, 1979.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
J. John Sampson, Newcastle, and Joseph M. Montano and Shayne M. Madsen, Denver, Colo., signed the brief and Montano appeared in oral argument on behalf of appellant.
Stanley K. Hathaway, Brent R. Kunz and Richard Barrett, Cheyenne, signed the brief on behalf of amicus curiae for Maurice W. Brown.
David O. Cordell, D. Thomas Kidd, R. Stanley Lowe, Casper, and Frank H. Houck, Denver, signed the brief on behalf of amicus curiae for Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association, in support of appellant.
Chester S. Jones, Newcastle, signed the brief on behalf of appellees John A. Grieves, Joann Grieves, Madeline Grieves, Thomas B. Grieves, and Marie Grieves.
Gordon W. Schukei, Newcastle, signed the brief on behalf of appellees Ruth K. Graham, Neal Reisland, and Hazel Reisland.
Oral argument was presented by Chester S. Jones, Newcastle, on behalf of all appellees.
Before RAPER, C.J., McCLINTOCK, THOMAS, ROSE and ROONEY, JJ.
Supreme Court of Wyoming.
RAPER, Chief Justice.
The central issue in this appeal is whether plaintiff-appellant, an oil company — a private corporation — pursuant to § 32, Art. I of the Wyoming Constitution1 and § 1-26-401, et seq., W.S. 19772 has a right to condemn private property of defendants-appellees in order to obtain a way of necessity required to provide access for purposes of exploration and development...
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