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Wash. Rev. Code § 4.72.060 (2026)

Grounds for vacation may first be tried

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The court may first try and decide upon the grounds to vacate or modify a judgment or order, before trying or deciding upon the validity of the defense or cause of action.
[Code 1881 s 442; 1877 p 97 s 440; 1875 p 22 s 7; RRS s 470.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1954–1994 · leading case: Matter of Marriage of Knight, 800 P.2d 71 (Wash. Ct. App. 1994).
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Matter of Marriage of Knight, 800 P.2d 71 (Wash. Ct. App. 1994). “In March 1992, Jeffrey Knight moved, pursuant to CR 60(b), CR 60(e), and RCW 4.72.060, for a partial vacation of the dissolution decree.”
Johanson v. United Truck Lines, 383 P.2d 512 (Wash. 1963). “As we have indicated, the defendant has failed to show either failure of service or “unavoidable casualty or misfortune” preventing it from defending the action.”
State v. Roff, 266 P.2d 1059 (Wash. 1954). “RCW 4.72.060 [cf. Rem. Rev. Stat., § 470].”
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