Section 1-16-402 – Opening Judgment or Order Rendered on Service by Publication.
1-16-402. Opening judgment or order rendered on service by publication. A party against whom a judgment or order has been rendered without service other than by publication in a newspaper may have the same opened and be allowed to defend within six (6) months after the date of the judgment or order. Before the judgment […]
Section 1-16-403 – Bona Fide Purchasers Unaffected.
1-16-403. Bona fide purchasers unaffected. The title to any property which is the subject of the judgment or order sought to be opened and which in consequence of the judgment or order has passed to a purchaser in good faith, shall not be affected by any proceedings to vacate or modify the judgment, nor shall […]
Section 1-16-404 – Grounds to Vacate Tried First.
1-16-404. Grounds to vacate tried first. The court must first try and decide whether to vacate or modify a judgment or order before trying or deciding the validity of the defense or cause of action.
Section 1-16-305 – When Complete Record Not Required.
1-16-305. When complete record not required. (a) W.S. 1-16-302 does not apply: (i) In criminal prosecutions when the indictment has been quashed, or when the district attorney has entered a nolle prosequi on the indictment; (ii) When the action has been dismissed without prejudice to a future action, as provided in W.S. 1-16-306; (iii) In […]
Section 1-16-306 – Record in Dismissed Action.
1-16-306. Record in dismissed action. When an action has been dismissed without prejudice to a future action, the clerk shall make a complete record of the proceedings upon being paid therefor by the party requesting it.
Section 1-16-307 – Index to Judgments.
1-16-307. Index to judgments. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the clerk shall keep and make available for public inspection an index of all civil judgments containing the following information: (i) The name of the judgment debtor or, for orders establishing or modifying a child support obligation, the obligor; (ii) Repealed […]
Section 1-16-308 – Release of Satisfied Judgment; Requirement.
1-16-308. Release of satisfied judgment; requirement. (a) Any action pending or judgment rendered in the district courts of this state which has been settled or satisfied shall be released or dismissed in writing upon the face of the docket or by written release by the attorney of record or the person in whose favor the […]
Section 1-16-304 – Transcription Into New Volume.
1-16-304. Transcription into new volume. A court by order on the journal, may direct its clerk to transcribe any book in his office into a new volume, and the transcripts made are as valid as the original.
Section 1-16-201 – Right to Confess Judgment.
1-16-201. Right to confess judgment. A person indebted or against whom a cause of action exists, may personally appear in a court of competent jurisdiction and with the assent of the creditor or person having such cause of action, confess judgment, whereupon judgment shall be entered accordingly.
Section 1-16-202 – Warrant of Attorney to Be Produced.
1-16-202. Warrant of attorney to be produced. An attorney who confesses judgment in any case, at the time of making the confession shall produce the warrant of attorney for making the same to the court. The original or a copy of the warrant shall be filed with the clerk of the court.