PENNACO ENERGY, INC. v. SORENSON

No. S-15-0210.

371 P.3d 120 (2016)

2016 WY 34

PENNACO ENERGY, INC., Appellant (Defendant), v. Brett L. SORENSON, Trustee of the Brett L. Sorenson Trust dated November 2, 2011, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

March 11, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Marie R. Yeates and Michael A. Heidler of Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Houston, Texas; Mark R. Ruppert , Isaac N. Sutphin , and Jeffrey S. Pope of Holland & Hart, LLP, Cheyenne, Wyoming; Patrick H. Martin , Professor of Law, Louisiana State University. Argument by Ms. Yeates.

Representing Appellee: Kendal R. Hoopes of Yonkee & Toner, LLP, Sheridan, Wyoming.

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


[¶ 1] This case arises from Pennaco Energy Inc.'s refusal to perform obligations under a surface damage and use agreement. The story began some years back when Pennaco acquired mineral leases beneath a surface estate owned by Brett Sorenson, Trustee of the Brett L. Sorenson Trust. The...

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