Gay Johnson's Wyoming Automotive Service Co. v. City of Cheyenne

Gay Johnson’s Wyoming Automotive Service Company, the plaintiff, negotiated to purchase all of the lots in Blocks 781, 782 and 811 of the original City of Cheyenne, intending to build a service station and motel. It then requested the City of Cheyenne to vacate and sell the alleys in the three blocks, all of the street between Blocks 781 and 782 and a portion of the street abutting those two blocks on the north.

The City acted favorably upon this request and adopted a resolution for the vacation of the area involved and for its sale to the highest bidder for cash in accordance with law. John…