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Wash. Rev. Code § 11.40.120 (2026)

Effect of judgment against personal representative

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The effect of any judgment rendered against a personal representative shall be only to establish the amount of the judgment as an allowed claim.
[ 1997 c 252 s 18; 1965 c 145 s 11.40.120. Prior: 1917 c 156 s 118; RRS s 1488; prior: Code 1881 s 1478; 1854 p 282 s 90.]

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Application—1997 c 252 ss 1-73: See note following RCW 11.02.005.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1954–2024 · leading case: Sloans v. Berry, 358 P.3d 426 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015).
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Sloans v. Berry, 358 P.3d 426 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). “To become a creditor, a claimant must proceed under RCW 11.40.100 to obtain a judgment establishing the claim.”
Sadler v. Wagner, 475 P.2d 901 (Wash. Ct. App. 1970). “1 Statutes applicable to a similar type of claim against a decedent in Washington include RCW 11.40.120, 11.40.130 and 11.76.110.”
Morrison v. Hulbert, 266 P.2d 338 (Wash. 1954). “By the terms of the statute, RCW 11.40.120, Rem. Rev. Stat., § 1488, a judgment rendered against an administratrix shall establish only the amount of the judgment as an allowed claim.”
Elizabeth Parman, Appellant/Cross-Resp. v. Shawn Parman, Respondents/Cross-Apps (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “RCW 11.40.120. We review fees awarded under RCW 11.”
In The Matter Of The Est. Of Karl O. Molck (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “5 RCW 11.40.120; Archer Blower & Pipe Co. v.”
Lula Sloans v. Nadine E. Berry & Robert M. Berry (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). “100 to obtain a judgment establishing the claim. It is only after a judgment in a civil action establishes the amount of an allowed claim that the claim becomes subject to rules of estate administration.”
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