59.12.120 - Judgment by default. - Washington Statutes

Judgment by default.

If on the date appointed in the summons the defendant does not appear or answer, the court shall render judgment in favor of the plaintiff as prayed for in the complaint.

[1989 c 342 § 2; 1891 c 96 § 13; RRS § 822. FORMER PART OF SECTION: 1891 c 96 § 14 now codified as RCW 59.12.121.]

Notes: Severability -- Effective date -- 1989 c 342: See RCW 59.18.910 and 59.18.911.