Bakenhus v. City of Seattle

Decided April 19, 1956. Hugh J. Rosellini wrote the opinion for the court.

296 P.2d 536 · Cited 157 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Kern v. City of Long Beach · 29 Cal. 2d 848
• O'Dea v. Cook · 169 P. 366
• Lickert v. City of Omaha · 144 Neb. 75
• City of Atlanta v. Anglin · 71 S.E.2d 419
• Robinson v. Shell Oil Company · 21 P.2d 246
• Allen v. City of Long Beach · 45 Cal. 2d 128
• Baker v. Retirement Bd. of Allegheny Co. · 374 Pa. 165
• Raines v. Board of Trustees Pen. Fund · 7 N.E.2d 489
• Luellen v. City of Aberdeen · 148 P.2d 849
• Ayers v. City of Tacoma · 108 P.2d 348
• Benedict v. Board of Police Pension Fund Commissioners · 35 Wash. 2d 465
• Matter of Giannettino v. McGoldrick · 66 N.E.2d 57
• Holt v. Board of Police & Fire Pension Commissioners · 86 Cal. App. 2d 714
• Keegan v. Board of Trustees of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund · 107 N.E.2d 702
• Bowen v. City of Los Angeles · 118 Cal. App. 2d 297

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• Wash. Fed'n of State Employees Council 28 v. State · 658 P.2d 634
• Washington Education Ass'n v. Department of Retirement Systems · 181 Wash. 2d 233
• International Ass'n of Firefighters, Local 1789 v. Spokane Airports · 146 Wash. 2d 207
• Eagan v. Spellman · 581 P.2d 1038
• Noah v. State · 774 P.2d 516
• McAllister v. City of Bellevue Firemen's Pension Board · 210 P.3d 1002
• Lenander v. Department of Retirement Systems · 186 Wash. 2d 393
• Bradford v. Data Processing Joint Board · 722 P.2d 95
• Bowles v. Department of Retirement Systems · 847 P.2d 440
• Eisenbacher v. City of Tacoma · 333 P.2d 642
• Washington Ass'n of County Officials v. Washington Public Employees' Retirement System Board · 575 P.2d 230
• McAllister v. City of Bellevue Firemen's Pension Board · 166 Wash. 2d 623
• McAllister v. City of Bellevue Firemen's Pension Bd. · 180 P.3d 786
• Yeazell v. Copins · 402 P.2d 541
• Weaver v. Evans · 495 P.2d 639
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• Burlington Fire Fighters' Ass'n v. City of Burlington · 543 A.2d 686
• Washington Federation of State Employees v. State · 682 P.2d 869
• Dailey v. City of Seattle · 344 P.2d 718
• Crabtree v. Department of Retirement Systems · 681 P.2d 245
• City of Marysville v. State · 676 P.2d 989
• Washington Education Ass'n v. Department of Retirement Systems · 181 Wash. 2d 212

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