Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 5-2-119 (2026)

Appeals from courts of limited jurisdiction.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any case in which
original jurisdiction is in a municipal court or a circuit court
may be appealed to the district courts and thereafter to the
Wyoming supreme court only if the supreme court grants a writ of
certiorari agreeing to hear the appeal. The Wyoming supreme
court shall adopt procedures under which the court will grant or
deny appeals to the court in such cases and provide the
standards and extent of review.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 13 cases, 1988–2019 · leading case: Larson v. Burton Constr., Inc., 421 P.3d 538 (Wyo. 2018).

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Larson v. Burton Constr., Inc., 421 P.3d 538 (Wyo. 2018). · cites it 2× “Neither the rules of appellate procedure nor our caselaw addresses whether we should review factual findings of the district court under these circumstances and, if so, our level of deference.”

Kittles v. Rocky Mountain Recovery, Inc., 1 P.3d 1220 (Wyo. 2000). · cites it 6× “See Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-2-119 (LEXIS 1999); W.”

Jean Best v. Brianna Best, 2015 WY 133 (Wyo. 2015). · cites it 2× “This Court dismissed that appeal on February 3, 2015, pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-2-119 and W.R.A.P. 13.”

Johnson v. Statewide Collections, Inc., 778 P.2d 93 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 2× “and § 5-2-119, W.S. 1977 (Cum.Supp.1988). We deemed the resolution of certain issues in this case to be important and granted Johnson’s petition, ordering that briefs be submitted on specified questions.”

Stogner v. State, 792 P.2d 1358 (Wyo. 1990). · cites it 2× “This analysis does not include a consideration of writs granted under W.S. 5-2-119 (Cum.Supp. 1989) and W.R.A.P.”

Christopher Harignordoquy v. Lee Ann Barlow, 2013 WY 149 (Wyo. 2013). · cites it 3× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-2-119 (LexisNexis 2013).”

Elec. Wholesale Supply Co., Inc. v. Alane Fraser & M.J. Bishop Concrete & Constr., Inc., 2015 WY 105 (Wyo. 2015). · cites it 2× “01 and Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-2-119 , a decision. of a court of limited jurisdiction is appealed in the first instance to the district court.”

Lyle L. Williams v. State of Wyoming ex rel., Univ. of Wyoming Bd. of Trs., 2019 WY 90 (Wyo. 2019). · cites it 2× “” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-2-119 . See Wyo. Const.”

Lawrence v. City of Rawlins, 2010 WY 7 (Wyo. 2010). · cites it 2× “The complication arises from the fact that the Appellant appealed to this Court from both the summary judgment order and the bench trial order, but did not file a petition for review of the municipal court affirmance, as could have been done under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-2-119…”

Cnty. Court Judges Ass'n v. Sidi, 752 P.2d 960 (Wyo. 1988). · cites it 2× “[1] Furthermore, it has to be noted, if one relates to historical perspective, that in current time with passage of the minimum jurisdiction amounts for the county courts, and in provisions for certiorari provided by § 5-2-119, W.S. 1977, and Rule 13, W.R.A.”

City of Casper v. Simonson, 400 P.3d 352 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 5× “DISCUSSION Propriety of the Writ of Review [¶13] Pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-2-119 , municipal court cases “may be appealed to the district courts and thereafter to the Wyoming supreme court only if the supreme court grants a writ of certiorari agreeing to hear the appeal.”

Blakeman v. State, 753 P.2d 1045 (Wyo. 1988). “In the 1987 session of the Wyoming legislature, § 5-2-119, Ch. 132 S.L.W.S. 1987 was enacted: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any case originating in a municipal court, a justice of the peace court or county court may be appealed to the district courts and…”

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