E.C. CATES AGENCY, INC. v. BARBE

Nos. 87-239, 87-240.

764 P.2d 274 (1988)

E.C. CATES AGENCY, INC., and Earl C. Cates, Appellants (Plaintiff and Third-Party Defendant), v. Ken BARBE, Roy Nagel, Mrs. Vivian (Jerry) Crank and Vivian Crank, Administratrix of the Estate of Gerald Elon Crank, Deceased, Appellees (Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiff). E.C. CATES, Appellant (Defendant), v. K.J.R. DEVELOPMENT CO., INC., a corporation, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

November 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E.C. Cates, pro se.

Donald J. Rissler, Brown, Raymond & Rissler, P.C., Casper, for appellant.

Barry G. Williams, Frank D. Neville, Williams, Porter, Day & Neville, P.C., Casper, for appellees, Barbe and Nagel.

Before CARDINE, C.J., THOMAS and MACY, JJ., and BROWN and GUTHRIE, JJ., Retired.


THOMAS, Justice.

The core of the problems presented in these appeals is confusion on the part of a layman with respect to rights and obligations flowing to and from individuals and corporations which the individuals control. The difficulty is exacerbated by the efforts of E.C. Cates to represent himself and his corporation. The district court ruled that Cates' pleadings did not state a claim for which relief could be granted because of the misalignment of parties...

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