{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-12.08.080","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 12.08.080","heading":"Uncontroverted allegations—Effect.","body":"Every material allegation in a complaint, or relating to a setoff in an answer, not denied by the pleading of the adverse party, shall, on the trial, be taken to be true, except that when a defendant, who has not been served with a copy of the complaint, fails to appear and answer, the plaintiff cannot recover without proving his or her case.","path":["Title 12","Chapter 12.08"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=12.08.080","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:01:52Z","sha256":"c2d819861ff721d9d227b570ed7a597f3cf86d6c87c082222fd6dc550434c976","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-12.08.070","next":"us-wa/rcw-12.08.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}