LaPlante v. State

Decided January 30, 1975. Charles F. Stafford wrote the opinion for the court.

531 P.2d 299 · Cited 201 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.

• Pratt v. Thomas · 491 P.2d 1285
• Ferrin v. Donnellefeld · 444 P.2d 701
• Evangelical United Brethren Church v. State · 67 Wash. 2d 246
• Preston v. Duncan · 349 P.2d 605
• Cook v. Seidenverg · 217 P.2d 799
• Regan v. City of Seattle · 458 P.2d 12
• Ward v. Zeugner · 392 P.2d 811
• Thompson v. Thompson · 510 P.2d 827
• Bates v. Bowles White & Co. · 353 P.2d 663
• Hughes v. Chehalis School District No. 302 · 377 P.2d 642
• Christensen v. Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. · 133 P.2d 797
• Brannon v. Harmon · 355 P.2d 792
• Jolly v. Fossum · 365 P.2d 780
• White v. Greyhound Corp. · 280 P.2d 670

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