COFFINBERRY v. TOWN OF THERMOPOLIS

No. S-07-0261.

183 P.3d 1136 (2008)

2008 WY 43

Richard A. COFFINBERRY, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. The TOWN OF THERMOPOLIS, a Municipal Corporation, Appellee (Defendant).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

April 10, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Richard A. Coffinberry of Thermopolis, Wyoming, Pro se.

Representing Appellee: Michael S. Messenger and Wade Redmon of Messenger & Jurovich, P.C., Thermopolis, Wyoming.

Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, KITE, and BURKE, JJ.


VOIGT, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] This is a declaratory judgment action in which the appellant tests the authority of a municipality to adopt an ordinance holding the property owner liable for water, sewer, and sanitation service fees unpaid by a tenant.1 We affirm summary judgment in favor of the municipality.2

ISSUE

[¶ 2] Whether a municipality is statutorily authorized to hold a property...

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