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Wyo. Stat. § 30-1-131 (2026)

Provisions for indemnity in certain contracts;

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     (a) All agreements, covenants or promises contained in,
collateral to or affecting any agreement pertaining to any well
for oil, gas or water, or mine for any mineral, which purport to
indemnify the indemnitee against loss or liability for damages
for:

         (i)     Death or bodily injury to persons;

         (ii)    Injury to property; or

          (iii) Any other loss, damage, or expense arising
under either (i) or (ii) from:

               (A) The sole or concurrent negligence of the
indemnitee or the agents or employees of the indemnitee or any
independent contractor who is directly responsible to such
indemnitee; or

               (B) From any accident which occurs in operations
carried on at the direction or under the supervision of the
indemnitee or an employee or representative of the indemnitee or
in accordance with methods and means specified by the indemnitee
or employees or representatives of the indemnitee, are against
public policy and are void and unenforceable to the extent that
such contract of indemnity by its terms purports to relieve the
indemnitee from loss or liability for his own negligence. This
provision shall not affect the validity of any insurance
contract or any benefit conferred by the Worker's Compensation
Law of this state.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2021 · leading case: Centric Corp. v. Drake Bldg. Corp., 726 P.2d 1047 (Wyo. 1986).
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Centric Corp. v. Drake Bldg. Corp., 726 P.2d 1047 (Wyo. 1986). · cites it 24× “Centric's Indemnity Claim is Barred By the Provisions of W.S., § 30-1-131 (1977). "C. Centric May Not Assert a Claim for Partial Common Law Indemnity.”
Reliance Ins. Co. v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., 713 P.2d 766 (Wyo. 1986). · cites it 14× “We are here presented with the following certified question from the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming: “Do the provisions of §§ 30-1-131 and 30-1-132, Wyoming Compiled Statutes, 1977, include the activities of the contractor as described in the stipulated…”
Bolack v. Chevron, U.S.A. Inc., 963 P.2d 237 (Wyo. 1998). · cites it 25× “Bolack *239 and Morgan refused to pay, claiming that Chevron’s demand was barred by Wyoming’s anti-indemnity statute, Wyo. Stat. § 30-1-131 (1997). Pursuant to Wyo.”
Union Pac. Resources Co. v. Dolenc, 2004 WY 36 (Wyo. 2004). · cites it 8× “The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Dolenc holding the indemnification provision of the contract between UPRC and Dolenc was void and unenforceable pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 30-1-131 (LexisNexis 2003).”
Gainsco Ins. Co. v. Amoco Prod. Co., 2002 WY 122 (Wyo. 2002). · cites it 5× “11: Does the indemnity provision of the contract between Amoco and Andrews violate Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 30-1-131 (LexisNexis 2001)? [180] The Wyoming State Legislature has codified a policy, limited to contracts "pertaining to any well for oil, gas or water, or mine for any…”
Cities Serv. Co. v. N. Prod. Co., 705 P.2d 321 (Wyo. 1985). · cites it 10× “The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Northern Production Company, holding that the contract for indemnity was void under the provisions of § 30-1-131, W.S.1977. We reverse. The question presented for our determination, as stated by Cities Service, is as…”
Northwinds of Wyoming, Inc. v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 779 P.2d 753 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 12× “See infra [5] Neither party suggests that this is a case to which Wyo. Stat. § 30-1-131 (1977) applies. Section 30-1-131 embodies the legislative public policy determination that contract provisions indemnifying against loss or liability resulting from one's own negligence in an…”
Lexington Ins. v. Precision Drilling Co., 830 F.3d 1219 (10th Cir. 2016). · cites it 3× “” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 30-1-131 (a)(iii)(B) (emphasis added).”
Chesapeake Operating, Inc. v. Nabors Drilling USA, Inc., 94 S.W.3d 163 (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 3× “; Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 30-1-131 (Michie 2001).”
Schneider Nat'l, Inc. v. Holland Hitch Co., 843 P.2d 561 (Wyo. 1992). · cites it 4× “2d at 328-30 , this court reaffirmed a holding that, under Wyo.Stat. § 30-1-131 (1983), express indemnity agreements in the oil and gas industry could not, as a matter of public policy, "` relieve the indemnitee from loss or liability for his own negligence.”
True Oil Co. v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co., 173 F. App'x 645 (10th Cir. 2006). · cites it 6× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 30-1-131 . The statute was likely a response to “the safety issues raised by contracts which indemnify the indemnities from their own negligence which could have the effect of insulating persons responsible for such work from the consequences of unsafe…”
Mountain Fuel Supply Co. v. Emerson, 578 P.2d 1351 (Wyo. 1978). “The amended version — which has no effect on this case, can now be found at § 30-1-131, W.S.1977. 9 . The Wyoming statute can be profitably compared with the other statutes referred to in Footnote 7.”
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