Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 1-17-302 (2026)

When lien attaches to property; generally.

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The lands and tenements within the county in which judgment is
entered are bound for the satisfaction thereof from the day the
judgment is filed with the county clerk. Whenever a judgment is
required to be filed with the county clerk, it shall be recorded
in the real estate records. Goods and chattels of the debtor are
bound from the time they are seized in execution.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2025 · leading case: Ins. Co. of North Am. v. Ventling, 771 P.2d 388 (Wyo. 1989).

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Ins. Co. of North Am. v. Ventling, 771 P.2d 388 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 8× “The trial court ruled that the interest of a buyer in an executory installment contract for the sale of land is not described by the phrase "lands and tenements" adopted in § 1-17-302, W.S. 1977. The district court then held that the Insurance Company of North America…”

Wyoming Bank & Trust v. Haught, 2003 WY 111 (Wyo. 2003). · cites it 4× “[ 115] At the time Haught filed her action against GCI and the Guetzkows in June of 1998, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-17-302 , read: The lands and tenements within the county in which judgment is entered are bound for the satisfaction thereof from the first day of the term at which…”

Jerry Herling v. Wyoming Mach. Co., a Wyoming Corp., 2013 WY 82 (Wyo. 2013). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-17-302 (LexisNexis 2011).”

Wyoming Nat'l Bank of Gillette v. Davis, 770 P.2d 215 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 4× “At the close of that hearing the district court ruled that Miller’s judgment lien, as reflected by the nunc pro tunc order of March 21, 1985, would relate back to the fall term of the district court under W.S. 1-17-302 (1977), thus giving Miller’s lien first priority against…”

Pater v. City of Casper, 646 F.3d 1290 (10th Cir. 2011). “See Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-17-302 (1957) (“The lands and tenements within the county in which judgment [lien] is entered are bound for the satisfaction thereof from the day the judgment [lien] is filed with the county clerk.”

Woodral v. Credit Bureau of Gillette, 829 P.2d 1173 (Wyo. 1992). · cites it 4× “Hite within Campbell County on the date it was rendered pursuant to W.S. § 1-17-302. (b) The District Court Clerk satisfied the requirements of W.”

Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility, Wyoming State Bar v. Letitia C. Abromats, Wsb 7-5262, 2025 WY 55 (Wyo. 2025). · cites it 3× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-17-302 . She admitted if she had looked in the records, she would have discovered the Patel and Rocky Mountain liens.”

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