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Wyo. Stat. § 1-11-202 (2026)

Peremptory challenges allowed.

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In the trial of civil cases in the district courts of this
state, each side is allowed three (3) peremptory challenges.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1981–2020 · leading case: Wardell v. McMillan, 844 P.2d 1052 (Wyo. 1992).
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Wardell v. McMillan, 844 P.2d 1052 (Wyo. 1992). · cites it 34× “See Wyo.Stat. §§ 1-11-202 to -203 (1988) and W.”
In the Matter of the Termination of Parental Rights To: LDB, TJB, & JCB, Minor Child., Sheryl Lynn Ellis v. State of Wyoming, Dep't of Fam. Servs., 2019 WY 127 (Wyo. 2019). · cites it 8× “47 provides: Each party shall be entitled to three peremptory challenges. Several defendants or several plaintiffs may be considered as a single party for the making of challenges or the court may allow additional peremptory challenges and permit them to be exercised separately…”
In the Matter of the Termination of Parental Rights To: Dks & Ach, Minor Child., Rachael Marie Harmon v. State of Wyoming, Dep't of Fam. Servs., 2020 WY 12 (Wyo. 2020). · cites it 6× “Allocation of peremptory challenges [¶16] Mother argues on appeal that the Department and guardian ad litem were on the same “side” 3 under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-11-202 and, therefore, should have shared four peremptory challenges instead of each party receiving four.”
Smyth v. Kaufman, 2003 WY 52 (Wyo. 2003). · cites it 4× “[¶ 15] Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-11-202 (Lexis-Nexis 2001) provides that, "[i]n the trial of civil cases in the district courts of this state, each side is allowed three (3) peremptory challenges.”
Cargill, Inc. v. Mountain Cement Co., 891 P.2d 57 (Wyo. 1995). · cites it 4× “Wardell involved the interpretation and application of Wyo.Stat. § 1-11-202 (1988), which states that “[i]n a trial of civil cases in the district courts of this state, each side is allowed three (3) peremptory challenges.”
Rivermeadows, Inc. v. Zwaanshoek Holding & Financiering, 761 P.2d 662 (Wyo. 1988). · cites it 4× “W.S. 1-11-202 provides: In the trial of civil cases in the district courts of this state, each side is allowed three (3) peremptory challenges.”
Distad v. Cubin, 633 P.2d 167 (Wyo. 1981). “The number of peremptory challenges allowed in a civil suit in Wyoming is governed by § 1-11-202, W.S.1977. This statute provides: “In the trial of civil cases in the district courts of this state, each side is allowed three (3) peremptory challenges.”
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