The application must be made on affidavit by the party beneficially interested, and the court may require a notice of the application to be given to the adverse party, or may grant an order to show cause why it should not be allowed, or may grant the writ without notice.
RCW 7.16.050
Application for writ—Notice.
Applied in 24 court decisions — leading case 89 Wash. 2d 862 - Save a Valuable Environment v. City of Bothell (1978)
Most recently applied in In re Dependency of A.H. (August 2024)
1895 c 65 s 5; RRS s 1003.
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