HILL , Justice . [ 1] Gretchen Howard, Audrey Kinion, and Steve Winn (Plaintiffs) individually filed separate claims in circuit court asserting invasion of privacy claims against Aspen Way Enterprises, Inc. (Aspen Way). The circuit court concluded that Wyoming does not recognize a cause of action for Plaintiffs' privacy claims and granted Aspen Way summary judgment on those claims. Plaintiffs appealed, and the district court affirmed on the same basis. We granted the Plaintiffs' petitions...
HILL , Justice . [ 1] Darrell Menapace filed a medical malpractice complaint against Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County (the Hospital) alleging the Hospital was vicariously liable for the acts or omissions of a physician who worked at the hospital as an independent contractor. The Hospital moved for summary judgment on the ground that the physician was not a Hospital employee and the Hospital was therefore immune from liability for his acts or omissions. The district court found that...
BURKE , Chief Justice . [ 1] PacifiCorp, Inc. operates coal-fired electrical generation facilities in Wyoming. In 2012, PacifiCorp sought a ruling from the Wyoming Department of Revenue that its purchases of certain chemicals used in the process of generating electricity qualified for either the manufacturers' sales tax exemption or the wholesalers' sales tax exemption. The Department ruled against PacifiCorp, and the Board of Equalization affirmed the Department's ruling. PacifiCorp...
HILL , Justice . [ 1] Bruce Elworthy and Anne Marshall (collectively "Plaintiffs") filed an action against Defendants alleging claims for breach of contract, fraud in the inducement, and violation of a California law governing fraudulent business practices, all claims in relation to Defendants' financing of Plaintiffs' real property located in Wyoming and California. Plaintiffs filed their action in Wyoming and sought monetary and punitive damages, rescission and restitution, and an order...
FOX , Justice . [ 1] David Halling, as manager of Professional Business Holdings, LP (PBH), and Joyce Halling, as president of MedCon, Inc. (MedCon), each purchased an undivided half interest in a parcel of land in Lincoln County, Wyoming, from Brandon Bentley. Mr. Halling, individually and as manager of PBH, executed a mortgage in favor of Mr. Bentley on PBH's half interest as security for the purchase price of 50 percent of the lot. Mrs. Halling, individually and as president of MedCon,...
HILL , Justice . [ 1] Anadarko Land Corporation (Anadarko) appeals a district court decision upholding the validity of a 1911 Laramie County tax assessment against minerals owned by Anadarko's predecessor, as well as the tax sale and tax deed that eventually emanated from the failure to pay those taxes. We affirm. ISSUE [ 2] Anadarko presents a single issue on appeal: Whether the district court erred in quieting title to Appellee Family Tree based upon a 1912 tax sale that was void...
KAUTZ , Justice . [ 1] James E. Pearson was convicted after a jury trial of one count of aggravated arson and one count of attempted first degree murder for starting a fire in a motel hallway outside the victim's room. He claims the evidence was insufficient for the jury to conclude that he had the specific intent to kill the victim and that his due process rights were violated when the district court allowed the State to call a witness to testify after failing to timely disclose...
KAUTZ , Justice . [ 1] Appellant Wyodak Resources Development Corp. (Wyodak) is a coal producer in Campbell County, Wyoming and reports the taxable value of its coal to Appellee Department of Revenue (Department) using the proportionate profits valuation method. Wyodak claims the Department improperly applied Wyoming law when it set the point of valuation for its coal for production years 2009 through 2011. It also challenges the Department's categorization of certain government-imposed...
HILL , Justice . [ 1] Cody Tingey was convicted of two counts of felony interference with a peace officer, one count of misdemeanor interference with a peace officer, and one count of misdemeanor simple assault. Mr. Tingey appeals his conviction on the interference counts, claiming the district court erred in failing to give the jury theory of defense instructions and that his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel was violated. We affirm. ISSUES [ 2] Mr. Tingey...
