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Wyo. Stat. § 1-5-107 (2026)

Actions against nonresidents and foreign

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An action, other than one (1) of those mentioned in W.S. 1-5-101
through 1-5-104, against a nonresident of this state or a
foreign corporation, whether or not codefendants reside in
Wyoming, may be brought in any county where the cause of action
arose or where the plaintiff resides.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1994–2020 · leading case: Kelvin Bourke v. Grey Wolf Drilling Co., LP, 2013 WY 93, 305 P.3d 1164.
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Kelvin Bourke v. Grey Wolf Drilling Co., LP, 2013 WY 93, 305 P.3d 1164. · cites it 12× “Whether the venue outlined in Wyo. Stat. § 1-5-107 is mandatory, requiring a case filed in the improper County be dismissed.”
Saunders v. Saunders, 445 P.3d 991 (Wyo. 2019). · cites it 4× “The venue statute at issue in Bourke was Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-5-107 (LexisNexis 2017), which states certain actions against non-residents or foreign corporations "may be brought in any county where the cause of action arose or where the plaintiff resides.”
Spear v. Nicholson, 882 P.2d 1237 (Wyo. 1994). · cites it 10× “§ 1-5-101 (1988) or Wyo.Stat. § 1-5-107 (1988). The children rely upon the provisions of Wyo.”
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Kunz, 2008 WY 71, 186 P.3d 378. · cites it 2× “For example, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-5-107 provides that actions against non-residents and foreign corporations "may be brought in any county where the cause of action arose or where the plaintiff resides.”
Black Diamond Energy of Delaware Inc. v. Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Comm'n, 2020 WY 45, 460 P.3d 740. “”); § 1-5-107 (“An action, other than one (1) of those mentioned in W.”
Steven Aron & Galen Woelk, Affiliated Attorneys At Law & Aron & Hennig, LLP v. Spencer Willey & Ethan G. Willey & Alexus N. Willey, 2019 WY 122, 453 P.3d 1031. · cites it 5× “In interpreting Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-5-107 , 5 we held that the legislature unambiguously limited the permissive scope of the phrase “may be brought” such that it allows the plaintiff to choose only between the venue options which follow that phrase (i.”
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