Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 7.16.020 (2026)
Judgment, motion, and order defined
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A judgment in a special proceeding is the final determination of the rights of the parties therein. The definitions of a motion and an order in a civil action are applicable to similar acts in a special proceeding.
[ 1895 c 65 s 2; RRS s 1000.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases, 1975–2014 · leading case: Brower v. Charles, 914 P.2d 1202 (Wash. Ct. App. 1996).
Brower v. Charles, 914 P.2d 1202 (Wash. Ct. App. 1996). “RCW 7.16.020 provides that a "judgment in a special proceeding is the final determination of the rights of the parties therein.”
Mattox v. Washington State Bd. Against Discrimination, 535 P.2d 470 (Wash. Ct. App. 1975). “04, applicable, as the action on the part of the board in this case was not a “proceeding” within the meaning of RCW 34.04.010(3).”
In Re Brady, 224 P.3d 842 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). “192 and RCW 7.16.020 would be rendered meaningless if the "ten-year period" in RCW 13.”
In re the Pers. Restraint of Brady, 154 Wash. App. 189 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). “192 and RCW 7.16.020 would be rendered meaningless if the “ten-year period” in RCW 13.”
State v. Houser, 556 P.2d 556 (Wash. Ct. App. 1976). “CR 54(a), however, also defines a judgment as “the *366 final determination of the rights of the parties in the action Further, RCW 7.16.020, relating to the special writs of certiorari, mandamus, and prohibition, states that A judgment in a special proceeding is the final…”
Thomas Ogden v. Wa State Crim. Just. Training Commision (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “See RCW 7.16.020. Ogden did not appeal the court's denial of his petition.”
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