Comparative fault system · Wyoming
For Comparative fault system · Wyoming, state is Wyoming; rule type is Comparative fault system; fault system is Modified comparative fault (51% bar); when the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery is if the contributory fault of the claimant is not more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fault of all actors; fault threshold is 51%, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- Wyoming our reading
- Rule type
- Comparative fault system our reading
- Fault system
- Modified comparative fault (51% bar) our reading
- When the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery
- if the contributory fault of the claimant is not more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fault of all actors verified
- Fault threshold
- 51% our reading
- Statutory citation
- 1-1-109 verified
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What the source says
Contributory fault shall not bar a recovery in an action by any claimant or the claimant's legal representative to recover damages for wrongful death or injury to person or property, if the contributory fault of the claimant is not more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fault of all actors. Any damages allowed shall be diminished in proportion to the amount of fault attributed to the claimant.
— wyoleg.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Where each value comes from
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Statutory citation
1-1-109. Comparative fault.
— all from wyoleg.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- wyoleg.govhttps://www.wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title01.pdf