Balise v. Underwood

Decided May 23, 1963. Orris L. Hamilton wrote the opinion for the court.

381 P.2d 966 · Cited 170 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.

• Preston v. Duncan · 349 P.2d 605
• CAPITOL HILL METH. CH. OF SEATTLE v. City of Seattle · 324 P.2d 1113
• Carlson v. P. F. Collier & Son Corp. · 67 P.2d 842
• Wood v. City of Seattle · 358 P.2d 140
• Thoma v. C. J. Montag & Sons, Inc. · 337 P.2d 1052
• Zedrick v. Kosenski · 380 P.2d 870

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• Davis v. West One Automotive Group · 140 Wash. App. 449
• Balise v. Underwood · 428 P.2d 573
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