Heckart v. Viking Exploration, Inc.

LOGAN, Circuit Judge.

Viking Exploration, Inc. (Viking) brought this third-party action against Superior Drilling, Inc. (Superior)1, seeking indemnity for any sums Viking would have to pay as the result of a personal injury suit one of Superior’s employees brought in federal court against Viking. Viking then settled the personal injury suit and sought to recover the amount of its settlement. The trial court ruled that Viking was not entitled to indemnity. When Viking appealed, we remanded for further proceedings in light of subsequent Wyoming Supreme Court decisions interpreting applicable…