Legal Opinion

Exxon Corp. v. Board of County Commissioners, Sublette County

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided August 27, 1999No. 98-45, 98-46PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEHMAN, Chief Justice.

This appeal involves a dispute over the valuation of Exxon’s production from the La-Barge wellfield in Sublette County. We agree with the district court that the Sub-lette County Board of County Commissioners may present allegations to the Board of Equalization that Exxon’s production has been improperly or unequally assessed, thus triggering the Board’s authority to carefully examine the case pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 39-l-304(a)(xiv) (Michie 1997). We do not agree, however, that Sublette County may void a judicially approved settlement agreement which established…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Parker Land & Cattle Co. v. Wyoming Game & Fish CommissionWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Rasmussen v. BakerWyoming Supreme Court · 1897
  3. State Department of Revenue & Taxation v. PacificorpWyoming Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Union Pacific Resources Co. v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1992
  5. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation Division v. BruhnWyoming Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. RME Petroleum Co. v. Wyoming Department of RevenueWyoming Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Yeager v. ForbesWyoming Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Board of County Commissioners for Sublette County v. Exxon Mobil Corp.Wyoming Supreme Court · 2002
  4. State Ex Rel. Sublette County Board of County Commissioners v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Mueller v. ZimmerWyoming Supreme Court · 2005

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