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Wash. Rev. Code § 4.72.050 (2026)

Conditions precedent to vacation

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The judgment shall not be vacated on motion or petition until it is adjudged that there is a valid defense to the action in which the judgment is rendered; or, if the plaintiff seeks its vacation, that there is a valid cause of action; and when judgment is modified, all liens and securities obtained under it shall be preserved to the modified judgment.
[Code 1881 s 441; 1877 p 97 s 443; 1875 p 22 s 6; RRS s 469.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1959–2025 · leading case: Handley v. Mortland, 342 P.2d 612 (Wash. 1959).
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Handley v. Mortland, 342 P.2d 612 (Wash. 1959). · cites it 4× “RCW 4.72.050 provides in part: "The judgment shall not be vacated on motion or petition until it is adjudged that there is a valid defense to the action in which the judgment is rendered; or, if the plaintiff seeks its vacation, that there is a valid cause of action; .”
Graves v. P. J. Taggares Co., 605 P.2d 348 (Wash. Ct. App. 1980). “RCW 4.72.050 further provides: The judgment shall not be vacated on motion or petition[ 2 ] until it is adjudged that there is a valid defense to the action .”
Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakama Nation v. Okanogan Cnty. (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 3× “The county asked the superior court to deny the motion to vacate because a valid underlying cause of action is a condition for vacation under RCW 4.72.050. In a declaration opposing the motion to vacate, Perry Huston, former director of the Okanogan County Office of Planning and…”
Kathleen Brim, V. Leighton Thetford, Jr. (Wash. Ct. App. 2025). “Additionally, Thetford argues that the trial court’s decision to vacate the CR 2A agreement and his reconsideration “is inconsistent with the evidence presented” by his answer to the motion and contrary to law citing to RCW 4.72.050. App Brief 21. However, he offers no legal…”
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