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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Sec. 8

Citation
Sec. 8
Parent Document
Foisy v. Wyman, 515 P.2d 160 (1973)
Jurisdiction
Washington (state)
Effective Date
1973-10-25

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The plaintiff argues that the trial court was correct in disregarding the Seattle housing code as it was improperly pleaded and no properly authenticated copy of the housing code was offered. These issues were not before the court when it rejected the testimony of the housing inspectors. It was not until after the court had rejected the testimony of the housing inspectors on the basis of their testimony being irrelevant that the housing code was offered into evidence. Had the court rejected the housing code on the grounds suggested by the plaintiff, the defendant would have been in a position to move to amend his pleadings. The argument as to the housing code not being properly authenticated, we believe, is without merit in view of RCW 5.44.080 which states: