{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-12.08.020","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 12.08.020","heading":"What constitute pleadings.","body":"The pleadings in the justice's court shall be:\n(1) The complaint of the plaintiff, which shall state in a plain and direct manner the facts constituting the cause of action.\n(2) The answer of the defendant, which may contain a denial of the complaint, or any part thereof; and also a statement, in a plain and direct manner, of any facts constituting a defense.\n(3) When the answer sets up a setoff, by way of defense, the reply of the plaintiff.","path":["Title 12","Chapter 12.08"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=12.08.020","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:01:52Z","sha256":"4cbe1d54d41dd24287b74e4cb8975edf9280ecb0017dc8c6da8c58fe41eed8dd","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-12.08.010","next":"us-wa/rcw-12.08.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}