Whenever any bond or undertaking for the payment of any costs to any party shall be filed in any action or other legal proceeding in any court in this state and judgment should be rendered for any such costs against the principal on any such bonds or against the party primarily liable therefor in whose behalf any such bond or undertaking has been filed, such judgment for costs shall be rendered against the principal on such bond or the party primarily liable therefor and at the same time also against his or her surety or sureties on any or all such bonds or undertakings filed in any such action or other legal proceeding.
RCW 4.84.240
Judgment on cost bond.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Absher Const. Co. v. KENT SCHOOL DIST. (1996)
Most recently applied in Absher Const. Co. v. KENT SCHOOL DIST. (May 1996)
2011 c 336 s 130; 1909 c 173 s 1; RRS s 496.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.