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Wash. Rev. Code § 12.40.120 (2026)

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No appeal shall be permitted from a judgment of the small claims department of the district court where the amount claimed was less than two hundred fifty dollars. No appeal shall be permitted by a party who requested the exercise of jurisdiction by the small claims department where the amount claimed by that party was less than one thousand dollars. A party in default may seek to have the default judgment set aside according to the civil court rules applicable to setting aside judgments in district court.
[ 2019 c 251 s 6; 1997 c 352 s 4; 1988 c 85 s 2; 1984 c 258 s 69; 1970 ex.s. c 83 s 4.]

Notes:

Court Improvement Act of 1984—Effective dates—Severability—Short title—1984 c 258: See notes following RCW 3.30.010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1975–2024 · leading case: Speer v. Roney, 758 P.2d 10 (Wash. Ct. App. 1988).
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Speer v. Roney, 758 P.2d 10 (Wash. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 6× “By letter dated July 24, 1986, Roney was notified that his appeal was barred by RCW 12.40.120 because he had filed a counterclaim in the small claims court action.”
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Avery, 57 P.3d 300 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002). “RCW 12.40.120. The amount here was $158.07.”
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. v. Avery, 57 P.3d 300 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002). “RCW 12.40.120. The amount here was $158.07.”
Callan v. O'NEIL, 578 P.2d 890 (Wash. Ct. App. 1978). “020 (1953); Seattle City Code §§ 12.40.120, .140, .150 and .160 (1967); WAC 314-16-150.”
Valley v. Hand, 684 P.2d 1341 (Wash. Ct. App. 1984). “He was allowed statutory attorney fees of $100 and $6 costs. RCW 4.”
Last Chance Riding Stable, Inc. v. Stephens, 832 P.2d 1353 (Wash. Ct. App. 1992). “1 RCW 12.40.120 provides: "No appeal shall be permitted from a judgment of the small claims department of the district court where the amount claimed was less than one hundred dollars.”
State Ex Rel. McCool v. Small Claims Court, 532 P.2d 1191 (Wash. Ct. App. 1975). “RCW 12.40.120. We find nothing in RCW 12.”
Culliton v. VanHoof, 864 P.2d 415 (Wash. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 5× “RCW 12.40.120. VanHoof appeals. RCW 12.40.”
Liera v. Senatore, 877 P.2d 700 (Wash. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 4× “He contends that the trial court misinterpreted the jurisdictional amount provision of RCW 12.40.120 and erroneously determined that he had failed to meet the deadline for the filing of a transcript under CRLJ 75(b).”
Mayo v. Experian Info. Solutions Inc (W.D. Wash. 2023). · cites it 4× “See Wash. Rev. Code § 12.40.120 . 16 Plaintiff argues the Small Claims case “was essentially dismissed without prejudice and 17 given leave to amend[.”
Anson Bartrand v. Pub. Util. Dist. No. 2 of Grant Cnty. (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “010; RCW 12.40.120. In July 2023, Anson Bartrand filed a complaint against Grant County PUD in superior court.”
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