Whenever proceedings shall be instituted for the determination of the rights to the use of water, any defendant who shall fail to appear in such proceedings, after legal service, and submit proof of his or her claim, shall be estopped from subsequently asserting any right to the use of such water embraced in such proceeding, except as determined by such decree.
RCW 90.03.220
Determination of water rights—Failure to appear—Estoppel.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 91 Wash. 2d 647 - McLeary v. Department of Game (1979)
Most recently applied in State, Dept. of Ecology v. Acquavella (August 2002)
2013 c 23 s 595; 1917 c 117 s 24; RRS s 7375
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.