Opinion ID: 2595511
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Heading: Board of County Commissioner's Right to Appeal

Text: Bradley claims that the Board of County Commissioners is precluded from appealing the district court order to this court by its failure to file an appeal with the district court. The Board of County Commissioners is not a person as defined by the relevant statutes. See Brandt v. TCI Cablevision of Wyoming, 873 P.2d 595 (Wyo.1994); Basin Electric Power Co-op., Inc. v. Dep't of Rev., 970 P.2d 841 (Wyo.1998); W.R.A.P. 12.01. Therefore, that board could not appeal to the district court and cannot be scored for its failure to do so. Additionally, as a practical matter, the Board of County Commissioners has no reason to appeal to the district court from its own decisionwe assume it is not aggrieved or adversely affected by it own decision. See W.R.A.P. 12.01. However, an aggrieved party may obtain review of any final judgment of the district court by appeal to the supreme court. W.R.A.P. 12.11; Safety Medical Servs., Inc. v. Employment Security Comm'n, 724 P.2d 468, 471 (Wyo.1986); W.R.A.P. 12.11. Because the Board of County Commissioners was a proper party [1] below, it is not precluded from appealing the district court order to this court.