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Wash. Rev. Code § 35.43.020 (2026)

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The rule that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to this and the following chapters relating to municipal local improvements but the same shall be liberally construed for the purpose of carrying out the objects for which intended.
[ 1965 c 7 s 35.43.020. Prior: 1911 c 98 s 69; RRS s 9422.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1976–2001 · leading case: Cammack v. City of Port Angeles, 548 P.2d 571 (Wash. Ct. App. 1976).
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Cammack v. City of Port Angeles, 548 P.2d 571 (Wash. Ct. App. 1976). “3 This is best illustrated by RCW 35.43.020, which provides: The rule that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to this and the following chapters relating to municipal local improvements but the same shall be liberally…”
Esping v. Pesicka, 577 P.2d 152 (Wash. Ct. App. 1978). “That continuing legislative concern is presently expressed in RCW 35.43.020: The rule that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to this and the following chapters relating to municipal local improvements but the same…”
Little Deli Marts, Inc. v. City of Kent, 32 P.3d 286 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001). “RCW 35.43.020; Trautman, supra, at 107. RCW 35.”
Little Deli Marts, Inc. v. City of Kent, 32 P.3d 286 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001). “RCW 35.43.020; Trautman, supra, at 107. RCW 35.”
Knott v. City of Spokane, 666 P.2d 378 (Wash. Ct. App. 1983). “This conclusion is supported by the provisions of RCW 35.43.020: The rule that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to this and the following chapters relating to municipal local improvements but the same shall be…”
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