Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 1-5-108 (2026)

Actions not otherwise provided for; exception.

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Every action not otherwise provided for in this chapter shall be
brought in the county in which a defendant resides or may be
summoned, except actions against an executor, administrator,
guardian or trustee, which may be brought in the county where he
was appointed or resides. If the action involves two (2) or more
defendants, the action may be brought against all defendants in
any county in which one (1) of the defendants resides or may be
summoned.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1988–2019 · leading case: Steven Aron & Galen Woelk, Affiliated Attorneys At Law & Aron & Hennig, Llp, a Wyoming Ltd. Liab. P'ship v. Spencer Willey & Ethan G. Willey & Alexus N. Willey, Minor Child., By & Through Their Next Friend, Stephanie Withrow, 2019 WY 122 (Wyo. 2019).

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Steven Aron & Galen Woelk, Affiliated Attorneys At Law & Aron & Hennig, Llp, a Wyoming Ltd. Liab. P'ship v. Spencer Willey & Ethan G. Willey & Alexus N. Willey, Minor Child., By & Through Their Next Friend, Stephanie Withrow, 2019 WY 122 (Wyo. 2019). · cites it 17× “Notably, however, Aron and Woelk cite no authority, and we have found none, to support the application of § 1-5-105 to a limited liability partnership. Nor does § 1-5-105 address venue over the complaint against Aron and Woelk as individual, affiliated attorneys.”

Nicholaus v. Nicholaus, 756 P.2d 1338 (Wyo. 1988). · cites it 2× “Section 1-5-108, W.S.1977. The nature of this proceeding, however, was the modification of a provisional custody determination in a divorce decree which remains open for such purpose throughout the minority of the child.”

First Sw. Fin. Servs. v. Laird, 882 P.2d 1211 (Wyo. 1994). · cites it 3× “§ 1-5-108 (1988), which provides in pertinent part: Every action not otherwise provided for in this chapter shall be brought in the county in which a defendant resides or may be summoned.”

McCallister v. State (In re Worker's Comp. Claim Of), 440 P.3d 1078 (Wyo. 2019). “§ 1-5-104 (actions of certain types shall only be brought in the county where the cause or some part of it arose) and § 1-5-108 (every action not otherwise provided for shall be brought in the county in which a defendant resides or may be summoned, except for an executor,…”

Bridle Bit Ranch Co. v. Basin Elec. Power Coop., 2005 WY 108 (Wyo. 2005). · cites it 2× “Venue is proper in this Court pursuant to W.S. § 1-5-108. 36. Public interest and necessity require this project.”

Kelvin Bourke v. Grey Wolf Drilling Co., LP, Now Known as Precision Drilling Co., LP, 2013 WY 93 (Wyo. 2013). “§ 1-5-101 (LexisNexis 2013) (actions for recovery, partition or sale of real property under a mortgage, lien or encumbrance); § 1-5-104 (actions for recovery of a fine, against a public officer, or on the bond or undertaking of a public officer); § 1-5-108 (actions not otherwise…”

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