When several actions are brought on one bond, undertaking, promissory note, bill of exchange, or other instrument in writing, or in any other case for the same cause of action against several parties, who might have been joined as defendants in the same action, no costs or disbursements shall be allowed to the plaintiff in more than one of such actions, which may be at his or her election, if the parties proceeded against in the other actions were, at the commencement of the previous action, openly within this state.
RCW 4.84.050
Limited to one of several actions.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Heal v. GROWTH MANAGEMENT HEARINGS BD. (1999)
Most recently applied in Heal v. GROWTH MANAGEMENT HEARINGS BD. (August 1999)
2011 c 336 s 121; Code 1881 s 509; 1877 p 108 s 513; 1869 p 123 s 461; 1854 p 202 s 371; RRS s 478.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.