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Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-111 (2026)

Improvements to real property; generally.

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(a) Unless the parties to the contract agree otherwise, no
action to recover damages, whether in tort, contract, indemnity
or otherwise, shall be brought more than ten (10) years after
substantial completion of an improvement to real property,
against any person constructing, altering or repairing the
improvement, manufacturing or furnishing materials incorporated
in the improvement, or performing or furnishing services in the
design, planning, surveying, supervision, observation or
management of construction, or administration of construction
contracts for:

          (i) Any deficiency in the design, planning,
supervision, construction, surveying, manufacturing or supplying
of materials or observation or management of construction;

          (ii) Injury to any property arising out of any
deficiency listed in paragraph (i) of this subsection; or

          (iii) Injury to the person or wrongful death arising
out of any deficiency listed in paragraph (i) of this
subsection.

     (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of
this section, if an injury to property or person or an injury
causing wrongful death occurs during the ninth year after
substantial completion of the improvement to real property, an
action to recover damages for the injury or wrongful death may
be brought within one (1) year after the date on which the
injury occurs.

     (c) This section shall not be construed to extend the
period for bringing an action allowed by the laws of this state.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: Bredthauer v. TSP, 864 P.2d 442 (Wyo. 1993).
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Bredthauer v. TSP, 864 P.2d 442 (Wyo. 1993). · cites it 37× “On remand the trial court again granted CSSA and TSP summary judgment, this time based upon the limitation period in W.S. 1-3-111 (1988), the statute of repose.”
Worden v. Vill. Homes, 821 P.2d 1291 (Wyo. 1991). · cites it 22× “Village Homes argued that W.S. 1-3-111 barred Worden's action since it was brought more than ten years after the house was substantially completed.”
Phillips v. ABC Builders, Inc., 611 P.2d 821 (Wyo. 1980). · cites it 10× “Section 1-3-111, W.S. 1977: "(a) No action to recover damages, whether in tort, contract or otherwise, shall be brought more than ten (10) years after substantial completion of an improvement to real property, against any person performing or furnishing the design, planning,…”
Corkill v. Knowles, 955 P.2d 438 (Wyo. 1998). · cites it 14× “§ 1-3-111 (1997) is similar to that of the Wyoming Wrongful Death Statute.”
Horning v. Penrose Plumbing & Heating Inc., 2014 WY 133 (Wyo. 2014). · cites it 21× “ISSUE [¶2] The issue for our determination is when the statute of repose contained in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-3-111 (LexisNexis 2013) begins to run.”
Nuhome Investments, LLC v. Weller, 2003 WY 171 (Wyo. 2003). · cites it 5× “[118] NuHome then points to Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-3-111 and 1-3-105(2)(i) (LexisNexis 2003) as providing ten-year statutes of limitation and thus the action was clearly timely.”
Covington v. W.R. Grace-Conn., Inc., 952 P.2d 1105 (Wyo. 1998). · cites it 6× “real property statute of repose, Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-111 (1997). The district court granted the appellee’s motion, finding that the Zonolite product had been used in connection with an improvement to real property and that, therefore, the real estate statute of repose barred…”
Loftus v. Romsa Constr., Inc., 913 P.2d 856 (Wyo. 1996). · cites it 12× “Loftus (collectively Loftus), question whether an affirmative defense, specifically the statute of repose found in Wyo.Stat. § 1-3-111 (1988), must be deemed waived by the failure to plead it or by admitting an inconsistent factual allegation.”
Rose v. Fox Pool Corp., 643 A.2d 906 (Md. 1994). · cites it 2× “89 (West 1983); Wyo.Stat. § 1-3-111 (1993). New York has a statute of limitations for professional liability claims generally.”
Goodrich v. Seamands, 870 P.2d 1061 (Wyo. 1994). · cites it 3× “The trial court granted summary judgment to the Seamandses based on Wyoming’s statute of repose, W.S.1977, 1-3-111, and Goodrich appeals. We affirm.”
Laramie Cnty. Sch. Dist. 1 v. Muir, 808 P.2d 797 (Wyo. 1991). · cites it 12× “Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-111, (1977 Republished Ed.”
Laramie Cnty. Sch. Dist. No. One ex rel. Brown v. Muir, 808 P.2d 797 (Wyo. 1991). · cites it 12× “Wyo.Stat. § 1-3-111, (1977 Republished Ed.”
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— Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-111(a) — 2 cases
Bredthauer v. TSP, 864 P.2d 442 (Wyo. 1993). “On remand the trial court again granted CSSA and TSP summary judgment, this time based upon the limitation period in W.S. 1-3-111 (1988), the statute of repose.”
Pioneer Wtr. & Sew. v. Civ. Eng'r. Pro., 905 P.2d 1245 (Wyo. 1995).
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