On the return of the alternative, or the day on which the application for the writ is noticed, the party on whom the writ or notice has been served may show cause by answer, under oath, made in the same manner as an answer to a complaint in a civil action.
RCW 7.16.200
Answer.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Eugster v. City of Spokane (2003)
Most recently applied in Eugster v. City of Spokane (September 2003)
1895 c 65 s 20; RRS s 1018.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.