Fahn v. Cowlitz County

Decided January 20, 1981. William H. Williams wrote the opinion for the court.

610 P.2d 857 · Cited 95 times

Official text

Read the full opinion (CourtListener)

We don’t host opinion text or publish a summary of this ruling — read the official public-domain text for the court’s holding and reasoning, and verify against the primary source.

Precedents cited

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.

• Griggs v. Duke Power Co. · 401 U.S. 424
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792
• Sarruf v. Miller · 586 P.2d 466
• Washington Water Power Co. v. Washington State Human Rights Commission · 586 P.2d 1149
• Kitsap-Mason Dairymen's Ass'n v. Washington State Tax Commission · 467 P.2d 312
• Highline School District No. 401 v. Port of Seattle · 548 P.2d 1085
• Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Department of Ecology · 545 P.2d 5
• Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, & Pacific Railroad v. Washington State Human Rights Commission · 557 P.2d 307
• Teagle v. Fischer & Porter Co. · 570 P.2d 438
• Vanguard Justice Society, Inc. v. Hughes · 471 F. Supp. 670
• Cole v. Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission · 485 P.2d 71
• Smith v. Greene · 545 P.2d 550
• O'CONNELL v. Conte · 456 P.2d 317
• Stieler v. Spokane School District No. 81 · 558 P.2d 198
• United States v. City of Buffalo · 457 F. Supp. 612
• League of United Latin American Citizens v. City of Santa Ana · 410 F. Supp. 873
• Johnson v. Pike Corporation of America · 332 F. Supp. 490
• Officers for Justice v. Civil Serv. Com'n, San Fran. · 395 F. Supp. 378
• United States v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 454 F. Supp. 1077

Cited by

Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

• Fahn v. Cowlitz County · 628 P.2d 813
• Marquis v. City of Spokane · 922 P.2d 43
• Kumar v. Gate Gourmet, Inc. · 180 Wash. 2d 481
• Campbell v. State, Department of Social and Health Services · 83 P.3d 999
• Shannon v. Pay 'N Save Corp. · 709 P.2d 799
• Marquis v. City of Spokane · 130 Wash. 2d 97
• Manor v. Nestle Food Co. · 932 P.2d 628
• Waggoner v. Ace Hardware Corp. · 953 P.2d 88
• Campbell v. Department of Social & Health Services · 150 Wash. 2d 881
• Green River Community College v. Higher Education Personnel Board · 622 P.2d 826
• Manor v. Nestle Food Co. · 131 Wash. 2d 439
• Rose v. Hanna Mining Company · 616 P.2d 1229
• Waggoner v. Ace Hardware Corp. · 134 Wash. 2d 748
• Franklin County Sheriff's Office v. Sellers · 646 P.2d 113
• Robel v. Roundup Corp. · 148 Wash. 2d 35
• E-Z Loader Boat Trailers, Inc. v. Travelers Indemnity Co. · 726 P.2d 439
• Adkins v. ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AM. · 756 P.2d 142
• Davis v. Microsoft Corp. · 70 P.3d 126
• Davis v. Microsoft Corp. · 149 Wash. 2d 521
• Hegwine v. Longview Fibre Co. · 162 Wash. 2d 340
• Reese v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 731 P.2d 497
• Clarke v. Shoreline School District No. 412 · 720 P.2d 793
• In Re the Personal Restraint of Myers · 714 P.2d 303
• Board of Regents of the University v. City of Seattle · 741 P.2d 11
• Oliver v. Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. · 724 P.2d 1003

Explore from here

William H. Williams’s Judicial Record · Wash. · How we source opinions

Source: opinion metadata, authorship, and citation counts from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data (public domain). Data last verified 2026-07-09. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).