Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 19.72.900 (2026)

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This chapter applies to all sureties, regardless of whether the sureties are compensated or uncompensated.

[ 1992 c 115 s 2.]

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Cited in 2 cases, 2007–2007 · leading case: Colorado Structures, Inc. v. Ins. Co. of the West, 161 Wash. 2d 577 (Wash. 2007).

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Colorado Structures, Inc. v. Ins. Co. of the West, 161 Wash. 2d 577 (Wash. 2007). · cites it 2× “RCW 19.72.900; RCW 48.28.050. 24 ¶75 The policy of discouraging a surety from contesting its liability is also inconsistent with the surety’s contractual and equitable rights to indemnification, because if a surety pays a doubtful claim, it may forfeit its right to…”

Colorado Structures, Inc. v. Ins. Co. of the West, 167 P.3d 1125 (Wash. 2007). · cites it 2× “RCW 19.72.900; RCW 48.28.050. [5] ¶ 89 The policy of discouraging a surety from contesting its liability is also inconsistent with the surety's contractual and equitable rights to indemnification, because if a surety pays a doubtful claim, it may forfeit its right to…”

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