Wyo. R. Civ. P. 9 (2026)

Rule 9. Pleading Special Matters. (a) Capacity or Authority to Sue; Legal Existence. — (1) In General. — Except when required to show that the court has jurisdiction, a pleading need not allege: (A) a party’s capacity to sue or be sued; (B) a party’s authority to sue or be sued in a representative capacity; or (C) the legal existence of an organized association of persons that is made a party. (2) Raising Those Issues. — To raise any of those issues, a party must do so by a specific denial, which must state any supporting facts that are peculiarly within the party’s knowledge. (b) Fraud or Mistake; Conditions of Mind. — In alleging fraud or mistake, a party must state with particularity the circumstances constituting fraud or mistake. Malice, intent, knowledge, and other conditions of a person’s mind may be alleged generally. (c) Conditions Precedent. — In pleading conditions precedent, it suffices to allege generally that all conditions precedent have occurred or been performed. But when denying that a condition precedent has occurred or been performed, a party must do so with particularity.

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(d) Official Document or Act. — In pleading an official document or official act, it suffices to allege that the document was legally issued or the act legally done. (e) Judgment. — In pleading a judgment or decision of a domestic or foreign court, a judicial or quasi-judicial tribunal, or a board or officer, it suffices to plead the judgment or decision without showing jurisdiction to render it. (f) Time and Place. — An allegation of time or place is material when testing the sufficiency of a pleading. (g) Special Damages. — If an item of special damage is claimed, it must be specifically stated. (h) Municipal ordinance. — In pleading a municipal ordinance or a right derived therefrom, it shall be sufficient to refer to such ordinance by its title or other applicable designation and the name of the municipality which adopted the same.