"Owner" means a person who has a lawful right of possession of a vehicle by reason of obtaining it by purchase, exchange, gift, lease, inheritance or legal action whether or not the vehicle is subject to a security interest and means registered owner where the reference to owner may be construed as either to registered or legal owner.
RCW 46.04.380
Owner.
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 13 Wash. App. 836 - Farmers Insurance v. U. S. F. & G. Co. (1975)
Most recently applied in Department of Labor and Industries v. Mitchell Bros. Truck Line, Inc. (September 2002)
1975 c 25 s 2; 1961 c 12 s 46.04.380
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