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Wash. Rev. Code § 59.12.130 (2026)

Jury—Actions given preference

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Whenever an issue of fact is presented by the pleadings it must be tried by a jury, unless such a jury be waived as in other cases. The jury shall be formed in the same manner as other trial juries in the court in which the action is pending; and in all cases actions under this chapter shall take precedence of all other civil actions.
[ 1891 c 96 s 15; RRS s 824. Prior: 1890 p 79 s 15.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1956–2023 · leading case: Hous. Auth. City of Pasco & Franklin Cty. v. Pleasant, 109 P.3d 422 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005).
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Hous. Auth. City of Pasco & Franklin Cty. v. Pleasant, 109 P.3d 422 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “RCW 59.12.130; Meadow Park Garden Assocs.”
River Stone Holdings NW LLC, V Alice M. Lopez, 395 P.3d 1071 (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “¶10 RCW 59.12.130 provides that “[w]henever an issue of fact is presented by the pleadings it must be tried by a jury.”
Hous. Auth. v. Pleasant, 126 Wash. App. 382 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “RCW 59.12.130; Meadow Park *393 Garden Assocs.”
Angelo Prop. Co., Lp v. Hafiz, 274 P.3d 1075 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). “Specifically, he urged that the court not “fast track” the matter as an unlawful detainer action, under RCW 59.12.130, because he needed to conduct discovery for his counterclaims.”
Munden v. Hazelrigg, 711 P.2d 295 (Wash. 1985). “In any event, once converted, the civil suit is *48 no longer entitled to the calendar priority afforded an unlawful detainer action by RCW 59.12.130. We reverse the trial court's dismissal of the tenants' counterclaim and remand for trial.”
Thompson v. Butler, 482 P.2d 791 (Wash. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 4× “He relies on RCW 59.12.130, which provides: Whenever an issue of fact is presented by the pleadings it must be tried by a jury, unless such a jury be waived as in other cases.”
4105 1st Avenue South Investments, LLC v. Green Depot WA Pac. Coast, LLC, 321 P.3d 254 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “See RCW 59.12.130. A show cause hearing “is not the final determination of the rights of the parties in an unlawful detainer action.”
Indigo Real Est. Servs., Inc. v. Wadsworth, 280 P.3d 506 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). “” RCW 59.12.130; Pleasant, 126 Wn. App. at 392 .”
Puget Sound Inv. Grp., Inc. v. Bridges, 963 P.2d 944 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998). “826 (1918); RCW 59.12.130. 4 See Sprincin King St. Partners v.”
Cmty. Investments, Ltd. v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 671 P.2d 289 (Wash. Ct. App. 1983). “See RCW 59.12.130. CIL thus could insure that the store remained empty for the shortest possible time.”
Little v. Catania, 297 P.2d 255 (Wash. 1956). “This was in accordance with RCW 59.12.130, which reads, in part: “Actions under this chapter shall take precedence over all other civil actions.”
Motoda v. Donohoe, 459 P.2d 654 (Wash. Ct. App. 1969). “She asserts only that she has a right to a jury trial, as provided by RCW 59.12.130, to consider issues of fact raised by several affirmative “equitable defenses” set out in her answer.”
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