Southwestern Public Service Co. v. Thunder Basin Coal Co.

HILL, Justice.

Appellants, TUCO, Inc. and Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS), challenge the district court’s rulings in a declaratory judgment action brought by Appellee Thunder Basin Coal Company. Appellants claim the court erred in refusing to dismiss or stay the Wyoming action-because it resolved factual issues at the center of a pending case filed in Texas. They also attack the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of Thunder Basin. Although the district court did have jurisdiction over TUCO in respect to one of two coal supply agreements, we find it abused its…