Kurpjuweit v. Northwestern Development Co.

CARDINE, Justice.

In February of 1984, appellants Wayne F. and Luann H. Kurpjuweit (Kurpjuweits), the owner-operators of the Town and Country Tavern in Sheridan, Wyoming, were notified by the appellee, Northwestern Development Company, Inc. (Northwestern), that Northwestern had decided not to renew or renegotiate the lease for the bar premises. In short order a dispute developed over who would be entitled to the liquor license for the bar at the conclusion of the lease term on October 1, 1984. The Kurpjuweits and Northwestern each filed competing applications with the Sheridan County Board of…