CLAY v. MOUNTAIN VALLEY MINERAL LTD. P'SHIP

No. S-14-0197.

351 P.3d 961 (2015)

2015 WY 84

George W. CLAY, IV and Dana Clay, husband and wife; Louis Oswald, III, Trustee of the Oswald Family Trust, dated April 27, 1998; Jonathan S. Roderick, Trustee of the Jonathan S. Roderick Living Trust, dated February 8, 2007; Alma L. Tisher and Kelly B. Tisher, wife and husband; Linda L. Connell; L-K-E Investments, a Texas company; Steven A. Tofte, successor Trustee of the Edwin A. Tofte Mineral Trust, dated July 31, 1995; Joe W. King, Trustee for the Joe W. King Revocable Living Trust dated December 1, 1995; Robert L. Ostlund; Mary Sue Ostlund Van Newkirk; Pollie Ann Ostlund Madden; Welfelt Interests, LLC, a Texas company; McMahon Energy Partners, Limited Partnership, a Colorado limited partnership; Tofte Energy Partners, Limited Partnership, a Wyoming limited partnership; Hess Corporation, successor in interest to American Oil and Gas, Inc., a Colorado corporation; Converse County Land and Minerals, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company; John O. Bullington; John L. Hoppe, Jr. and Ward F. Hoppe, as Co-Trustees of the John L. Hoppe Revocable Trust dated February 26, 1998 and Pumpkin Buttes, LLC, a Wyoming Company, Appellants (Defendants), v. MOUNTAIN VALLEY MINERAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

June 11, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellants: Timothy M. Stubson and Jeff Oven of Crowley Fleck PLLP, Casper, Wyoming; James Edwards , Gillette, Wyoming; Harry B. Durham, III of Brown, Drew, Massey & Durham, Casper, Wyoming. Argument by Mr. Stubson and Mr. Edwards.

Representing Appellee: Dan Riggs and Amanda K. Roberts of Lonabaugh & Riggs, LLP, Sheridan, Wyoming. Argument by Ms. Roberts.

Before BURKE, C.J., and HILL, KITE, DAVIS, and FOX, JJ.


[¶ 1] Appellants George and Dana Clay, et. al (hereinafter referred to collectively as "the Clays") assert the district court erred by declaring Appellee Mountain Valley Mineral Limited Partnership (Mountain Valley) owned title to mineral interests in certain Converse County, Wyoming property. The district court granted summary...

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