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<p class="MsoNormal">Carl,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Not too long ago, I had to deal with one of these odd ball small claims court situations. You may want to take a gander through the WA Statutes RCW 12.40. It’s not necessarily as straight forward as you would think…(i.e. see RCW 12.40.027):<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">RCW 12.40.027 Removal to superior court—Restrictions— Simultaneous maintenance of claims—Joinder of claims on appeal. RCW 4.14.010 regarding removal of actions to superior court shall not apply to cases originally filed in small claims
court, or transferred to the small claims court pursuant to RCW 12.40.025. No defendant or third party defendant may remove a small claims case from small claims court as a matter of right by merely filing a claim or counterclaim or other request for relief
that is beyond the jurisdiction of the small claims court. Claims, counterclaims, or other requests for relief filed by a defendant or third party defendant in excess of the jurisdiction of small claims court may be maintained simultaneously in superior court
as a separate action brought by such defendant or third party defendant. Such a superior court action does not affect the jurisdiction of the small claims court to hear the original small claims case. The decision of the small claims court shall have no preclusive
effect on a superior court action brought pursuant to this section. If the small claims case is appealed, it shall be automatically joined with any superior court case filed pursuant to this section, and the procedures set forth in RCW 12.36.055 shall not
apply. Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the small claims court from transferring a small claims case to district court or superior court after notice and hearing. [1997 c 352 § 5.]<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks, Rod.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Rod Harmon<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 6, 2023 6:24 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] very off-topic question of civil procedure</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Carl:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I think your instincts are correct. The problem is demonstrating what the first case was about since there is usually not much of a record in small claims court.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Carl Gay<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 6, 2023 5:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Can any of you litigators out there tell me if a contract dispute between the same parties goes to trial in small claims court and the $5,000 judgment in plaintiff’s favor is affirmed in district court, is the losing district court defendant
precluded from later suing the plaintiff over the identical dispute in superior court?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sure seems like res judicata/collateral estoppel to me, but Civil Procedure 101 was in the late 1970’s for me.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carl Gay<o:p></o:p></p>
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