RCW 5.40.010: Pleadings do not constitute proof.

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Washington Code › Title 5 › Chapter 40 › Section 010

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Pleadings sworn to by either party in any case shall not, on the trial, be deemed proof of the facts alleged therein, nor require other or greater proof on the part of the adverse party.

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