An action may be maintained against a county or other of the public corporations mentioned or described in RCW 4.08.110, either upon a contract made by such county, or other public corporation in its corporate character and within the scope of its authority, or for an injury to the rights of the plaintiff arising from some act or omission of such county or other public corporation.
RCW 4.08.120
Action against public corporations.
Applied in 18 court decisions — leading case 42 Wash. 2d 316 - McLeod v. Grant County School District No. 128 (1953)
Most recently applied in Worthington v. WestNET (January 2015)
1953 c 118 s 2
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