NORTHERN GAS CO. v. TOWN OF SINCLAIR

Nos. 4981, 4982.

592 P.2d 1138 (1979)

NORTHERN GAS COMPANY, a Wyoming Corporation, Appellant (Defendant below), v. The TOWN OF SINCLAIR, a Wyoming Municipal Corporation, Appellee (Plaintiff below). The TOWN OF SINCLAIR, a Wyoming Municipal Corporation, Appellant (Plaintiff below), v. NORTHERN GAS COMPANY, a Wyoming Corporation, Appellee (Defendant below).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

April 2, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David G. Lewis of Brown, Drew, Apostolos, Massey & Sullivan, Casper, for appellant in Case No. 4981 and appellee in Case No. 4982.

K. Craig Williams, Rawlins, for appellee in Case No. 4981 and appellant in Case No. 4982.

Before RAPER, C.J., and McCLINTOCK, THOMAS, ROSE, and ROONEY, JJ.


THOMAS, Justice.

Northern Gas Company asks this court to exclude from the computation of a franchise fee payable to the Town of Sinclair sales of natural gas made to an oil refinery. Northern Gas Company claims there is an ambiguity in the ordinance granting the franchise which is developed from evidence relating to circumstances preceding the granting of the franchise. The district court held that the ordinance granting...

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