Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of the laws of this state with reference to practice in civil actions are applicable to, and constitute the rules of practice in the proceedings mentioned in this chapter; and the provisions of such laws relative to new trials and appeals, except so far as they are inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, shall be held to apply to the proceedings mentioned in this chapter.
RCW 59.12.180
Rules of practice.
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Christensen v. Ellsworth (2007)
Most recently applied in 178 Wash. App. 811 - Hall v. Feigenbaum (January 2014)
1891 c 96 s 20; RRS s 829
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