RULE CR 20
                  PERMISSIVE JOINDER OF PARTIES


(a)  Permissive Joinder. All persons may join in one action as
     plaintiffs if they assert any right to relief jointly,
     severally, or in the alternative in respect of or arising
     out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of
     transactions or occurrences and if any question of law or
     fact common to all of these persons will arise in the
     action. All persons may be joined in one action as
     defendants if there is asserted against them jointly,
     severally, or in the alternative, any right to relief in
     respect of or arising out of the same transaction,
     occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences and if
     any question of law or fact common to all defendants will
     arise in the action. A plaintiff or defendant need not be
     interested in obtaining or defending against all the relief
     demanded. Judgment may be given for one or more of the
     plaintiffs according to their respective rights to relief,
     and against one or more defendants according to their
     respective liabilities.

(b)  Separate Trials. The court may make such orders as will
     prevent a party from being embarrassed, delayed, or put to
     expense by the inclusion of a party against whom he asserts
     no claim and who asserts no claim against him, and may order
     separate trials or make other orders to prevent delay or prejudice.

(c)  When Husband and Wife May Join. (Reserved. See RCW 4.08.040.)

(d)  Service on Joint Defendants; Procedure After Service. When
     the action is against two or more defendants and the summons
     is served on one or more but not on all of them, the
     plaintiff may proceed as follows:

     (1)  If the action is against the defendants jointly
          indebted upon a contract, he may proceed against the
          defendants served unless the court otherwise directs;
          and if he recovers judgment it may be entered against
          all the defendants thus jointly indebted so far only as
          it may be enforced against the joint property of all
          and the separate property of the defendants served.

     (2)  If the action is against defendants severally liable,
          he may proceed against the defendants served in the
          same manner as if they were the only defendants.

     (3)  Though all the defendants may have been served with the
          summons, judgment may be taken against any of them
          severally, when the plaintiff would be entitled to
          judgment against such defendants if the action had been
          against them alone.

(e)  Procedure To Bind Joint Debtor. (Reserved. See RCW 4.68.)


[Amended effective July 1, 1980.]