Washington State Statutes - Washington Attorney Directory

An action at law may be maintained by any county, incorporated town, school district or other public corporation of like character, in its corporate name, and upon a cause of action accruing to it, in its corporate character and not otherwise, in any of the following cases:

     (1) Upon a contract made with such public corporation;

     (2) Upon a liability prescribed by law in favor of such public corporation;

     (3) To recover a penalty or forfeiture given to such public corporation;

     (4) To recover damages for an injury to the corporate rights or property of such public corporation.

[1953 c 118 § 1. Prior: Code 1881 § 661; 1869 p 154 § 601; RRS § 950.]

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