Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Ass'n v. State

I join in the dissent of Justice Thomas which, for me, contains just one more cogent reason why the appeal should not be settled in accord with the majority opinion. I dissent on the additional grounds that I believe the majority has extended the scope of the declaratory-judgment remedy beyond that which is contemplated by law. While agreeing with that portion of the majority opinion which holds sovereign immunity to be inapplicable, I would hold that the trial judge correctly decided that the late filing of appellant’s1 declaratory judgment action dictated dismissal because the court was…