{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-4.56.080","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 4.56.080","heading":"Judgment in action to recover personal property.","body":"In an action to recover the possession of personal property, judgment for the plaintiff may be for the possession or value thereof, in case a delivery cannot be had, and damages for the detention. If the property has been delivered to the plaintiff, and the defendant claim a return thereof, judgment for the defendant may be for a return of the property, or the value thereof, in case a return cannot be had, and damages for taking and withholding the same.","path":["Title 4","Chapter 4.56"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=4.56.080","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:26Z","sha256":"04c00c13aea5061df8858a57bd20d70ed2298534b41743ba28fbfc610018deb6","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-4.56.075","next":"us-wa/rcw-4.56.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}