State Supreme Court / Wash.

Gruen v. State Tax Commission

Decided November 5, 1949. George B. Simpson wrote the opinion for the court.

211 P.2d 651 · Cited 166 times

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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.

Searle v. Town Haxtun · 271 P. 629
Johnson v. McDonald · 49 P.2d 1017
Alabama State Bridge Corporation v. Smith · 116 So. 695
State Ex Rel. Kerr v. Grand River Dam Authority · 154 P.2d 946
New York Rapid Transit Corp. v. City of New York · 303 U.S. 573
Patton v. Brady · 184 U.S. 608
State Ex Rel. Washington Toll Bridge Authority v. Yelle · 200 P.2d 467
In Re Senate Resolution No. 2 · 31 P.2d 325
State v. Rasmussen · 128 P.2d 318
Gilman v. State Tax Commission · 202 P.2d 443
Von Hoffman v. City of Quincy · 71 U.S. 535
Louisiana v. Pilsbury · 105 U.S. 278
People v. Westchester County National Bank · 132 N.E. 241
State Ex Rel. Richards v. Moorer · 150 S.E. 269
Lang v. City of Cavalier · 228 N.W. 819
Sheldon v. Grand River Dam Authority · 76 P.2d 355
Decano v. State · 110 P.2d 627
Routt v. Barrett · 71 N.E.2d 660
State ex rel. Boynton v. State Highway Commission · 138 Kan. 913
People Ex Rel. City of Chicago v. Barrett · 26 N.E.2d 478
City of Spokane v. State · 89 P.2d 826
Moses v. Meier · 35 P.2d 981
State Ex Rel. Collier v. Yelle · 115 P.2d 373
Michaels v. Barrett · 188 N.E. 921
Minot Special School District Number One v. Olsness · 208 N.W. 968

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Department of Ecology v. State Finance Committee · 804 P.2d 1241
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587 v. State · 142 Wash. 2d 183
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State Finance Committee v. O'BRIEN · 711 P.2d 993
Terry v. Mazur · 362 S.E.2d 904
Weyerhaeuser Co. v. King County · 592 P.2d 1108
Switzer v. City of Phoenix · 341 P.2d 427
State v. Thomas · 14 P.3d 854
Rourke v. Department of Labor & Industries · 41 Wash. 2d 310
State v. Broadaway · 942 P.2d 363
Covell v. City of Seattle · 905 P.2d 324
State Ex Rel. Bugge v. Martin · 232 P.2d 833
Filo Foods, LLC v. City of SeaTac · 183 Wash. 2d 770
State v. Thomas · 103 Wash. App. 800
Charron v. Miyahara · 950 P.2d 532
State v. Broadaway · 133 Wash. 2d 118
Fritz v. Gorton · 517 P.2d 911
In Re the Salary of the Juvenile Director · 552 P.2d 163
Washington Federation of State Employees v. State · 127 Wash. 2d 544
State v. Frampton · 627 P.2d 922

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