Bolack v. Chevron, U.S.A. Inc.

TAYLOR, Justice.

Chevron, U.S.A. Inc. (Chevron) filed an action in the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming seeking payment from non-operating interest owners, Thomas Morgan (Morgan) and Tom Bolack (Bolack), under a Unit Operating Agreement. The amounts for which Chevron claimed arose from payments Chevron tendered in the settlement of four personal injury suits. Bolack and Morgan refused to pay, claiming that Chevron’s demand was barred by Wyoming’s anti-indemnity statute, Wyo. Stat. § 30-1-131 (1997). Pursuant to Wyo. Stat. §§ 1 — 13— 104 through 1-13-107 (1997) and…