No appeal shall be permitted from a judgment of the small claims department of the district court where the amount claimed was less than two hundred fifty dollars. No appeal shall be permitted by a party who requested the exercise of jurisdiction by the small claims department where the amount claimed by that party was less than one thousand dollars. A party in default may seek to have the default judgment set aside according to the civil court rules applicable to setting aside judgments in district court.
RCW 12.40.120
Appeals—Setting aside judgments.
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Avery (2002)
Most recently applied in State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Avery (November 2002)
2019 c 251 s 6; 1997 c 352 s 4; 1988 c 85 s 2; 1984 c 258 s 69; 1970 ex.s. c 83 s 4.
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