Lucas v. Stapp

This is a proceeding in certiorari to review an order dismissing a writ of attachment which was issued when the principal action was commenced. The sole question in the case is whether a portion of the Washington attachment statute, RCW 7.12.020, 1 which authorizes seizure of property before judgment on a contract action, is in conflict with the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment of the United States Constitution and article 1, section 3 of the Washington State Constitution.

This case is a typical example of the application of the attachment statute. The complaint of Romi Lucas…