Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 48.05.220 (2026)
Venue of actions against insurer
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Suit upon causes of action arising within this state against an insurer upon an insurance contract shall be brought in the county where the cause of action arose.
[1947 c 79 s .05.22; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 45.05.22.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1957–1963 · leading case: Murray v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 379 P.2d 731 (Wash. 1963).
Murray v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 379 P.2d 731 (Wash. 1963). “There is only one assignment of error: “The venue in the instant action is controlled by RCW 48.05.220, which commands that it lie in the county where the cause of action arose, namely, Thurston County.”
In Re Breese's Est., 317 P.2d 1055 (Wash. 1957). “The conclusion that the insurer’s liability was property in the county of Grays Harbor was based upon a finding that the insurer was subject to suit in that county (under RCW 48.05.220), having been licensed to do business in the state of Washington, and having appointed the…”
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