The effect of any judgment rendered against a personal representative shall be only to establish the amount of the judgment as an allowed claim.
RCW 11.40.120
Effect of judgment against personal representative.
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 44 Wash. 2d 171 - Morrison v. Hulbert (1954)
Most recently applied in Sloans v. Berry (August 2015)
1997 c 252 s 18; 1965 c 145 s 11.40.120
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