BHP PETROLEUM (AMERICAS), INC. v. TEXACO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, INC.

No. 98-117.

1 P.3d 1253 (2000)

BHP PETROLEUM (AMERICAS), INC., a Delaware corporation, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. TEXACO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, INC., a Delaware corporation, Appellee (Defendant).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

March 31, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellee: David F. Evans and Richard D. Bush of Hickey, Mackey, Evans, Walker & Stewart, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Representing Appellee: Richard E. Day and Scott W. Skavdahl of Williams, Porter, Day & Neville, Casper, Wyoming; and Dennis Cameron of Gable & Gotwals, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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


THOMAS, Justice.

The issue presented in this case is where, as a matter of law, did a cause of action on a claim for breach of contract arise. In granting a motion for summary judgment in favor of Texaco Exploration and Production, Inc. (Texaco), the district court ruled that the cause of action arose in Colorado, and it invoked the Colorado statute of limitations pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-3-117 (Lexis 1999). A collateral issue is raised of waiver of the...

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