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The Requirement For Making Findings Of Fact And Conclusions Of Law In Washington, William D. Cameron
The Requirement For Making Findings Of Fact And Conclusions Of Law In Washington, William D. Cameron
Washington Law Review
The doctrine that a court should make findings of fact and conclusions of law as the basis of a judgment in a case tried by a court without a jury originated with the so-called "Field" Procedure Code presented to the New York legislature in 1848. Paradoxically, most western states quickly incorporated the burdensome procedure into their respective codes, while New York admirably adopted a different system. Western states, like Washington where the system of findings as a basis of the judgment in a jury-waived case has been statutory since 1854, have by and large retained the procedure. In 1938 the …
Practice And Procedure, Roger L. Williams
Practice And Procedure, Roger L. Williams
Washington Law Review
Covers cases on default judgment—failure of complaint to state facts sufficient to constitute cause of action—waiver of right to attack complaint.