We prove that for any given set function F which satisfies F(boolean OR A(i
)) = sup(i) F(A(i)) and F(A) = -infinity if meas(A) = 0, there must exist a
measurable function g so that F(A) = ess sup(y is an element of A) g(y). T
wo proofs of this result are given. Then a Riesz representation theorem for
"linear" operators on L-infinity is proved and used to establish the exist
ence of Green's function for first-order partial differential equations. In
the special case u(t) + H(u, Du) = 0, Green's function is explicitly found
, giving the extended Lax formula for such equations.