MONCRIEF v. SOHIO PETROLEUM CO.

Nos. 88-87, 88-88.

775 P.2d 1021 (1989)

W.A. MONCRIEF, Jr., and Charles Taubman, Appellants (Plaintiffs), v. SOHIO PETROLEUM COMPANY; BHP Petroleum Company, Inc., successor in interest to Monsanto Company; Grace Petroleum Corporation, successor in interest to W.R. Grace & Co.; North Central Oil Corporation; Yates Drilling Company; Martin Yates, III; and Inexco Oil Company, Appellees (Defendants). SOHIO PETROLEUM COMPANY; BHP Petroleum Company, Inc., successor in interest to Monsanto Company; Grace Petroleum Corporation, successor in interest to W.R. Grace & Co.; North Central Oil Corporation; Yates Drilling Company; Martin Yates, III; and Inexco Oil Company, Appellants (Defendants), v. W.A. MONCRIEF, Jr., and Charles Taubman, Appellees (Plaintiffs).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

June 16, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris R. Massey of Brown & Drew, Casper, for appellants in No. 88-87 and appellees in No. 88-88.

Neil J. Short, Casper, Larry R. Veselka and Billy Coe Dyer of Vinson & Elkins, Houston, Tex., Peter A. Bjork of Poulson, Odell & Peterson, Denver, Colo., Gretchen VanderWerf of Hawley & VanderWerf, Denver, Colo., and David D. Uchner, Cheyenne, for appellees in No. 88-87 and appellants in No. 88-88.

Before CARDINE, C.J., and THOMAS, URBIGKIT, MACY and GOLDEN, JJ.


MACY, Justice.

This appeal and cross-appeal arises from an action brought by appellants W.A. Moncrief, Jr. and Charles Taubman seeking specific performance of an alleged contractual obligation on the part of appellees Sohio Petroleum Company; BHP Petroleum Company, Inc.; Grace Petroleum Corporation; North Central Oil Corporation; Yates Drilling Company; Martin Yates III; and Inexco Oil Company to offer and/or assign appellants...

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