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· 2/28/1975

State Ex Rel. McCool v. Small Claims Court

Citations

  • 532 P.2d 1191
  • 12 Wash. App. 799
  • 1975 Wash. App. LEXIS 1235

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that a small claims plaintiff \waives the [jury trial] right by his choice of the forum\
  • stating that a small claims plaintiff “waives the [jury trial] right by his choice of the forum”
  • statute held to permit district court to order a new trial in a small claims matter
  • where authorizing statute was silent on procedures, courts had inherent power under RCW 2.28.150 to permit small claims courts to order a new trial, particularly since that procedure would be consistent with the spirit of the authorizing statute
  • where authorizing statute was silent on procedures, courts had inherent power under RCW 2.28.150 to permit small claims courts to order a new trial, particularly since that procedure would be consistent with the spirit of the authorizing statute

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Judges: Petrie

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