It may be issued by any court, except district or municipal courts, to an inferior tribunal, or to a corporation, board or person, in all cases where there is not a plain, speedy and adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law. It is issued upon affidavit, on the application of the person beneficially interested.
RCW 7.16.300
Grounds for granting writ—Affidavit.
Applied in 19 court decisions — leading case 2 Wash. App. 272 - State v. Harris (1970)
Most recently applied in Riddle v. Elofson (April 2019)
1987 c 202 s 132; 1895 c 65 s 30; RRS s 1028.
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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.