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EXXON CORP. v. BD. OF CTY. COM'RS

Nos. 98-45, 98-46.

987 P.2d 158 (1999)

EXXON CORPORATION, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, SUBLETTE COUNTY, Appellee (Defendant). State of Wyoming Department of Revenue, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. Board of County Commissioners, Sublette County, Appellee (Defendant).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

August 27, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant Exxon Corp.: Lawrence J. Wolfe and Patrick R. Day of Holland & Hart, Cheyenne, WY; and Brent R. Kunz and Dominique D.Y. Cone of Hathaway, Speight & Kunz, Cheyenne, WY. Argument by Mr. Day. Morris R. Massey of Brown, Drew, Massey & Sullivan, Casper, WY for Amici Curiae Rocky Mountain Mineral Association, acting through its Wyoming division, the Petroleum Association of Wyoming, the Wyoming Taxpayers Association, the Wyoming Mining Association, and the Wyoming Heritage Society.

Representing Appellant Dep't of Rev.: William U. Hill, Attorney General, and Vicci M. Colgan, Senior Assistant Attorney General. Argument by Ms. Colgan.

Representing Appellee: John C. McKinley and Nancy D. Freudenthal of Davis & Cannon, Cheyenne, WY. Argument by Ms. Freudenthal. Wade E. Waldrip of Williams, Kelly, Waldrip & Thompson, Buffalo, WY for Amicus Curiae Wyoming County Commissioners Association.

Before LEHMAN, C.J., and THOMAS, MACY, GOLDEN, and TAYLOR, JJ.

LEHMAN, Chief Justice.

This appeal involves a dispute over the valuation of Exxon's production from the La-Barge wellfield in Sublette County. We agree with the district court that the Sublette County Board of County Commissioners may present allegations to the Board of Equalization that Exxon's production has been improperly or unequally assessed, thus triggering the Board's authority to carefully examine the case pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 39-1-304(a)(xiv...

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