Coronado Oil Co. v. Grieves

RAPER, Chief Justice.

The central issue in this appeal is whether plaintiff-appellant, an oil company — a private corporation — pursuant to § 32, Art. I of the Wyoming Constitution1 and § 1— 26 — 401, et seq., W.S.19772 has a right to condemn private property of defendants-ap-pellees in order to obtain a way of necessity required to provide access for purposes of exploration and development of federal oil and gas leases held by the oil company. The district court granted a summary judgment generally in favor of the appellees and dismissed appellant’s action to condemn a way of necessity.

We…