# Comparative fault system · Wyoming — Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Comparative fault system _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Fault system:** Modified comparative fault (51% bar) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Fault threshold:** 51% _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** 1-1-109 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## 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.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Statutory citation

> 1-1-109. Comparative fault.

## Source

- https://www.wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title01.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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