CRLJ 72
                    APPEAL TO SUPERIOR COURT

(a) Types of Appeals.  An appeal from a court of limited
jurisdiction is governed by the Rules for Appeal of Decisions of
Courts of Limited Jurisdiction.  Under RALJ 1.1, the appeal from
some courts is an appeal for error on the record, and the appeal
from other courts is conducted as a trial de novo or a trial de
novo on the record, as set forth in section (b) below.  The
procedures for an appeal for error on the record are defined by
the RALJ.  The procedures for a trial de novo and a trial de novo
on the record are defined by CRLJ 73 and 75 below.

(b) Small Claims Court Appeals.  An appeal from a decision of a
small claims court operating under RCW Chapter 12.40 shall be a
trial de novo on the record from the court of limited
jurisdiction.

[Adopted effective September 1, 1984;
amended effective October 30, 2001.]