Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 8.12.120 (2026)
Interested party may be brought in
✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases:
SyfertCases citing this section
WA-LEGapp.leg.wa.gov
JustiaTitle on Justia
CornellLII Search
CasesGoogle Scholar
Such jury shall also ascertain the just compensation to be paid to any person claiming an interest in any lot, parcel of land, or property which may be taken or damaged by such improvement, whether or not such person's name or such lot, parcel of land, or other property is mentioned or described in such petition: PROVIDED, Such person shall first be admitted as a party defendant to said suit by such court and shall file a statement of his or her interest in and description of the lot, parcel of land, or other property in respect to which he or she claims compensation.
Notes:
Rules of court: CR 17 through 25.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1960–2023 · leading case: Pub. Util. Dist. No. 1 v. State, 342 P.3d 308 (Wash. 2015).
Pub. Util. Dist. No. 1 v. State, 342 P.3d 308 (Wash. 2015). “PUD argues that RCW 8.12.120 supersedes CR 24 and allows only those with compensable land interests (i.”
In re the City of Seattle to Acquire Land & Other Prop., 353 P.2d 955 (Wash. 1960). “On October 22,1958, the McLeods were formally joined as additional parties-defendant by court order, pursuant to RCW 8.12.120. Although counsel for the city of Seattle claims that the McLeods were served with copies of the petition and the summons on the same day the above-noted…”
Port of Grays Harbor v. Bankr. Est. of Roderick Timber Co., 869 P.2d 417 (Wash. Ct. App. 1994). “In addition, RCW 8.12.120 requires that just compensation be paid to "any person claiming an interest” who has been admitted as a party defendant.”
Pub. Util. Dist. No. 1 v. State (Wash. 2015). “PUD argues that RCW 8.12.120 supersedes CR 24 and allows only those with compensable land interests (i.”
Cent. Puget Sound Reg'l Transit Auth. V. Marymoor Storage Partners Llc (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). “But under RCW 8.12.120, a person or entity unnamed in a city’s eminent domain petition and claiming an interest in the subject property may also be admitted as a party to the lawsuit.”
Port v. Bankr. Est., 869 P.2d 417 (Wash. Ct. App. 1994). “120, which specifies the form of notice to be published, refers to parties "having or claiming a share or interest in or lien upon" the property sought to be condemned.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the
Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and
treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.