If any person duly served with a subpoena and obliged to attend as a witness, shall fail to do so, without any reasonable excuse, he or she shall be liable to the aggrieved party for all damages occasioned by such failure, to be recovered in a civil action.
RCW 5.56.060
Result of failure to attend.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 195 Wash. 2d 795 - Magney v. Pham (2020)
Most recently applied in 195 Wash. 2d 795 - Magney v. Pham (July 2020)
2011 c 336 s 143; Code 1881 s 398; 1877 p 88 s 400; 1869 p 106 s 393; 1854 p 188 s 300; RRS s 1220, part
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.