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Wash. Rev. Code § 4.20.005 (2025)

Wrongful death—Application of terms

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Words in RCW 4.20.010, 4.20.020, and 4.20.030 denoting the singular shall be understood as belonging to a plurality of persons or things. The masculine shall apply also to the feminine, and the word person shall also apply to bodies politic and corporate.
[ 1917 c 123 s 3; RRS s 183-2. Formerly RCW 4.20.010, part.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2020–2020 · leading case: Davis v. Strus, 474 F. Supp. 3d 1163 (E.D. Wash. 2020).
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Davis v. Strus, 474 F. Supp. 3d 1163 (E.D. Wash. 2020). “18 The term “sibling” is not defined in Revised Code of Washington § 4.20.005. 19 The Court further finds, as in Matter of Estate of Reid, that neither the literal 20 language of Revised Code of Washington § 4.”
Davis v. Washington State Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., No. 2:18-cv-00194 (E.D. Wash. July 22, 2020). “1 The term “sibling” is not defined in Revised Code of Washington § 4.20.005. 2 The Court further finds, as in Matter of Estate of Reid, that neither the literal 3 language of Revised Code of Washington § 4.”
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