Sample Claim Statement With Case Laws In Washington
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Summons and Complaint – Two separate documents that go together to start a civil lawsuit.
Civil cases are usually disputes between private citizens, corporations, governmental bodies or other organizations. Examples are: Actions arising from landlord and tenant disputes.
Under Washington's civil statute of limitation laws, personal injury claims have a three-year limit for filing, as do fraud, injury to property, and trespassing. Debt collection has a six-year limit. Statutes of limitations aren't suggestions. They are mandatory time limits that the state imposes on most lawsuits.
Contact your local district court; contact information may be located in your local phone book or at urts.wa. First you will prepare a Notice of Small Claim form that is provided by the clerk. You are required to sign the Notice in the presence of the clerk, unless otherwise instructed by the court.
To begin a lawsuit in Federal Court, you must file a paper with the Court called a “complaint.” A complaint is a legal document that tells the judge and defendant(s) how and why you believe the defendants violated the law in a way that injured you and what you want the Court to do about it.
The Constitution of Washington is the primary source of state law and is second only to the United States Constitution in our state. The Washington state legislature drafts and enacts statutory laws which are codified as the RCWs.
Any individual may file a small claims suit. Small claims filed by a “natural person” (a human individual) are limited to no more than $10,000. Small claims filed by anyone other than a “natural person” (may be a business, partnership, or corporation in many cases) are limited to no more than $5,000.
