Bignold v. King County

Decided March 4, 1965. Matthew W. Hill wrote the opinion for the court.

399 P.2d 611 · Cited 64 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.

• United States v. Smith · 256 U.S. 11
• Ericksen v. Edmonds School District No. 15 · 125 P.2d 275
• McGrath v. Electrical Construction Co. · 370 P.2d 231
• Haley v. Brady · 137 P.2d 505
• Schuehle v. City of Seattle · 92 P.2d 1109
• Thorndike v. Hesperian Orchards, Inc. · 343 P.2d 183
• State v. Northwest Magnesite Co. · 182 P.2d 643
• Benjamin Foster Co. v. Commonwealth · 318 Mass. 190
• Losli v. Foster · 222 P.2d 824
• Thomsen-Abbott Construction Co. v. City of Wausau · 9 Wis. 2d 225
• Frederick Snare Corp. v. Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge Authority · 41 F. Supp. 638

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