In any action in the superior court of Washington the prevailing party shall be entitled to his or her costs and disbursements; but the plaintiff shall in no case be entitled to costs taxed as attorneys' fees in actions within the jurisdiction of the district court when commenced in the superior court.
RCW 4.84.030
Prevailing party to recover costs.
Applied in 87 court decisions — leading case 120 Wash. 2d 512 - Xieng v. Peoples National Bank (1993)
Most recently applied in Brian K. Maloney v. State Of Washington (May 2017)
1987 c 202 s 121; 1890 p 337 s 1; 1883 p 42 s 1; Code 1881 ss 506, 507; 1854 p 201 ss 368, 369; RRS s 476.
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