Fritz v. Gorton

Decided January 4, 1974. Charles T. Wright wrote the opinion for the court.

517 P.2d 911 · Cited 149 times

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• Stein v. Howlett · 289 N.E.2d 409
• Wallace v. Zinman · 254 P. 946
• Randles v. Washington State Liquor Control Board · 206 P.2d 1209
• State v. Waggoner · 490 P.2d 1308
• State Ex Rel. Johnston v. Melton · 73 P.2d 1334
• State Ex Rel. Hamilton v. Troy · 68 P.2d 413
• Kueckelhan v. Federal Old Line Insurance · 418 P.2d 443
• Power, Inc. v. Huntley · 235 P.2d 173
• Water District No. 105, King County v. State · 485 P.2d 66
• Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission · 395 U.S. 367
• Bond v. Floyd · 385 U.S. 116
• City of Carmel-By-The-Sea v. Young · 466 P.2d 225
• Marvin v. Trout · 199 U.S. 212
• In Re Levy · 161 P.2d 651
• Gruen v. State Tax Commission · 211 P.2d 651
• Barry & Barry, Inc. v. Department of Motor Vehicles · 500 P.2d 540
• State Ex Rel. Washington Toll Bridge Authority v. Yelle · 200 P.2d 467
• State v. Conifer Enterprises, Inc. · 508 P.2d 149
• Treffry v. Taylor · 408 P.2d 269
• State Ex Rel. Distilled Spirits Institute, Inc. v. Kinnear · 492 P.2d 1012
• Leininger v. Secretary of State · 26 N.W.2d 348
• Graffell v. Honeysuckle · 191 P.2d 858
• Young Men's Christian Ass'n v. State · 383 P.2d 497
• State Ex Rel. Toll Bridge Auth. v. Yelle · 377 P.2d 466

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