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Wyo. Stat. § 1-39-101 (2026)

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This act shall be known and cited as the "Wyoming Governmental
Claims Act".
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Cited in 127 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: Brown v. City of Casper, 2011 WY 35 (Wyo. 2011).
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Brown v. City of Casper, 2011 WY 35 (Wyo. 2011). · cites it 7× “§ 1-39-117 (a), the legislature has placed original and exclusive jurisdiction for any claim under the claims act ( Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-39-101 through -121) in the district courts.”
State v. Stovall, 648 P.2d 543 (Wyo. 1982). · cites it 8× “They filed suit for damages against appellant State Highway Department (Department) under the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act, § 1-39-101, et seq., W.S. 1977, Cum.Supp.”
Amrein v. Wyoming Livestock Bd., 851 P.2d 769 (Wyo. 1993). · cites it 8× “It is now deemed jurisdictional, in the case of a claim against a state official under the state's general claims statutes, Wyo.Stat. § 1-39-101 through § 1-39-120 (1988 & Cum.”
State Dep't of Corr. v. Watts, 2008 WY 19 (Wyo. 2008). · cites it 4× “[If 5] The State filed a motion for summary judgment, asserting it was immune from suit under the WGCA, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-39-101 , et seq. (LexisNexis 2003).”
Bird v. Rozier, 948 P.2d 888 (Wyo. 1997). · cites it 8× “This Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to Article 5, § 10, of the State of Wyoming Constitution and the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Plaintiff has made a claim unto both defendant Rozier's and defendant Trenary's respective employers, as is required…”
Jacob Fugle v. Sublette Cnty. Sch. Dist. 9 & Stephen Nelson, 2015 WY 98 (Wyo. 2015). · cites it 4× “Appellees sought summary judgment claiming immunity under the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act ( Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-39-101 et seq.). The district court granted the motion, and Mr.”
Weston Cnty. Hosp. Jt. Powers Bd. v. Westates Constr. Co., 841 P.2d 841 (Wyo. 1992). · cites it 8× “The Board contended that the provisions of the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act, Wyo.Stat. §§ 1-39-101 *845 to -120 (1988), inhibited the enforcement of the arbitration clause incorporated in the contract.”
Horn v. Wooster, 2007 WY 120 (Wyo. 2007). · cites it 4× “1, in the state district court for Carbon County, Wyoming. The state district court granted summary judgment against Mr.”
Motley v. Platte Cnty., 2009 WY 147 (Wyo. 2009). · cites it 4× “16, § 7 of the Wyoming Constitution, and the plaintiff's compliance with the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-39-101 et seq. (LexisNexis 2009).”
Wilson v. Town of Alpine, 2005 WY 57 (Wyo. 2005). · cites it 4× “Was the appellee barred by the equitable doctrine of either estoppel or laches from asserting the lack of subject matter jurisdiction? *291 FACTS [¶ 2] On July 2, 1998, while staying in Alpine, Wyoming, Lisa Wilson allegedly contracted e-coli poisoning and Hemolytic-Uremic…”
White v. State, 784 P.2d 1313 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 4× “1975); continued in the legislature until the enactment of the state governmental claims act, W.S. 1-39-101 through 1-39-120, see Stovall, 648 P.”
Stephen Smith & Audrey Smith, husband & wife v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners of Park Cnty., Wyoming, 2013 WY 3 (Wyo. 2013). · cites it 6× “The district court granted summary judgment to the Board on all of the Smiths' claims, concluding that the inverse condemnation claims were barred by the statute of limitations found in the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act (WGCA), Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-39-101 to -121 (LexisNexis…”
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