POWDER RIVER OIL CO. v. POWDER RIVER PETROLEUM CORP.

No. 91-119.

830 P.2d 403 (1992)

POWDER RIVER OIL COMPANY, a Wyoming corporation, and W.R. "Bob" Gibson, d/b/a Powder River Oil Company, Appellants (Plaintiffs), v. POWDER RIVER PETROLEUM CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, and Walter Van Norman, Jr., Appellees (Defendants).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

April 16, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris R. Massey of Brown & Drew, Casper, for appellants.

Richard R. Wilking of Schwartz, Bon, McCrary, & Walker, Casper, for appellees.

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


URBIGKIT, Chief Justice.

This case involves application of the Wyoming common law of trade name infringement and unfair competition. Appellants, W.R. Gibson (Gibson) and Powder River Oil Company, Inc., filed suit against appellees, Walter Van Norman, Jr. (Van Norman) and Powder River Petroleum Corporation, Inc., seeking injunctive relief preventing the use of a confusing and similar trade name. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Powder River Petroleum...

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