State Supreme Court / Wash.

In Re the Guardianship of Hayes

Decided March 27, 1980. Charles F. Stafford wrote the opinion for the court.

608 P.2d 635 · Cited 59 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.

In Re the Sterilization of Hendrickson · 123 P.2d 322
In Re the Welfare of Hudson · 126 P.2d 765
Al v. Grh · 325 N.E.2d 501
Buck v. Bell · 274 U.S. 200
In the Interest of M. K. R. · 515 S.W.2d 467
Wyatt v. Aderholt · 368 F. Supp. 1383
Wade v. Bethesda Hospital · 337 F. Supp. 671
Holmes v. Powers · 439 S.W.2d 579
A.L. v. G.R.H. · 163 Ind. App. 636

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Matter of Romero · 790 P.2d 819
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In Re Lacey P. · 433 S.E.2d 518
State v. Wadsworth · 991 P.2d 80
State v. Wadsworth · 139 Wash. 2d 724
Matter of Terwilliger · 450 A.2d 1376
Wentzel v. Montgomery General Hospital, Inc. · 447 A.2d 1244
In the Matter of the Guardianship and Conservatorship of Stuart Kennedy (Involuntary) Stuart Kennedy v. Maria Kennedy · 845 N.W.2d 707
In re M.R. · 135 N.J. 155
P.S. ex rel. Harbin v. W.S. · 452 N.E.2d 969
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DOES I THROUGH III v. District of Columbia · 815 F. Supp. 2d 208
Matter of Welfare of Hillstrom · 363 N.W.2d 871
In Re Debra B. · 495 A.2d 781
State v. Baxter · 141 P.3d 92
Matter of Truesdell · 329 S.E.2d 630
Matter of Truesdell · 304 S.E.2d 793

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