State by and Through Christopulos v. Husky Oil Company

I join in the dissent of the Chief Justice and separately dissent, as well.

It appears to me that the majority has gone to extreme lengths to justify the remand of this case to the district court to join additional parties and carry on a full-blown trial to develop facts that are not in dispute or important at this juncture with parties either before the court or in my view unnecessary in this proceeding.

There is only one simple issue to be decided, and that was presented by the Husky Oil Company in its action for a declaratory judgment. Boiled down, it and the State are only asking the court:…