Bender v. City of Seattle

Decided May 26, 1983. Carolyn R. Dimmick wrote the opinion for the court.

664 P.2d 492 · Cited 251 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.

• Peasley v. Puget Sound Tug & Barge Co. · 125 P.2d 681
• King v. City of Seattle · 525 P.2d 228
• Mason v. Bitton · 534 P.2d 1360
• Gem Trading Co. v. Cudahy Corp. · 603 P.2d 828
• City of Mullens v. Davidson · 57 S.E.2d 1
• State v. O'CONNELL · 523 P.2d 872
• Kilcup v. McManus · 394 P.2d 375
• Hahn v. Kotten · 43 Ohio St. 2d 237
• Evangelical United Brethren Church v. State · 67 Wash. 2d 246
• Mark v. Seattle Times · 635 P.2d 1081
• State v. Gluck · 518 P.2d 703
• Taskett v. King Broadcasting Co. · 546 P.2d 81
• McNeal v. Allen · 621 P.2d 1285
• Carr v. Watkins · 177 A.2d 841
• Twelker v. Shannon & Wilson, Inc. · 564 P.2d 1131
• Retail Clerks Health & Welfare Trust Funds v. Shopland Supermarket, Inc. · 640 P.2d 1051
• Gold Seal Chinchillas, Inc. v. State · 420 P.2d 698
• Bertsch v. Brewer · 640 P.2d 711
• Sewell v. Brookbank · 581 P.2d 267
• Burke v. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Yakima · 391 P.2d 194
• Robertson v. Bell · 358 P.2d 149
• Krebs v. McNeal · 76 So. 2d 693
• Hepworth v. Covey Bros. Amusement Co. · 91 P.2d 507
• Pace v. Brodie-National, Inc. · 374 P.2d 1000
• Hauser v. Urchisin · 231 So. 2d 6

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• Janaszak v. State · 173 Wash. App. 703
• McDaniel v. City of Seattle · 828 P.2d 81
• Rodriguez v. City of Moses Lake · 158 Wash. App. 724
• Dunn v. HYRA · 676 F. Supp. 2d 1172
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