PLATT v. PLATT

No. S-11-0049.

264 P.3d 804 (2011)

2011 WY 155

Ralph E. PLATT individually, and Ralph E. Platt and Ronald R. Platt Co-Trustees of the Ralph E. Platt Ranch Revocable Trust, dated the 11th day of May, 2006, Appellants (Plaintiffs), v. Wayne W. PLATT, individually; Wayne W. Platt as trustee of the Platt Ranch Trust dated October 10, 1991; Wayne W. Platt and Georgia Platt as trustees of the Wayne W. Platt and Georgia Platt Revocable Trust dated the 13th day of February, 2007; and Alice A. Platt, formerly Alice A. Creighton, Appellees (Defendants).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

November 10, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellants: Elisa M. Butler and William L. Hiser , Brown & Hiser, LLC, Laramie, Wyoming. Argument by Mr. Hiser .

Representing Appellees: Karen Budd Falen and Brandon L. Jensen , Budd-Falen Law Offices, LLC, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Argument by Mr. Jensen.

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


BURKE, Justice.

[¶ 1] Appellants Ralph E. Platt and Ronald R. Platt challenge an order from the district court modifying a partition of land made by court-appointed commissioners. Appellants contend that the district court did not have authority to modify the partition. We affirm.

ISSUE

[¶ 2] Appellants present the following issue:

Is a district court authorized, as a matter of law, to unilaterally—without review...

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