The plaintiff at the time of commencing an action, or at any time afterward before judgment, may have the property of the defendant, or that of any one or more of several defendants, attached in the manner prescribed in this chapter, as security for the satisfaction of such judgment as the plaintiff may recover.
RCW 6.25.020
Time for granting.
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 67 Wash. App. 305 - Clearwater v. Skyline Construction Co. (1992)
Most recently applied in 112 Wash. App. 501 - Van Blaricom v. Kronenberg (July 2002)
1987 c 442 s 802; 1886 p 39 s 1; RRS s 647
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.