If on the date appointed in the summons the defendant does not appear or answer, the court shall render judgment in favor of the plaintiff as prayed for in the complaint.
RCW 59.12.120
Judgment by default.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 46 Wash. App. 517 - Brickum Investment Co. v. Vernham Corp. (1987)
Most recently applied in 46 Wash. App. 517 - Brickum Investment Co. v. Vernham Corp. (January 1987)
1989 c 342 s 2; 1891 c 96 s 13; RRS s 822
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