State Supreme Court / Wash.

Lenci v. City of Seattle

Decided January 30, 1964. Orris L. Hamilton wrote the opinion for the court.

388 P.2d 926 · Cited 133 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.

Shea v. Olson · 53 P.2d 615
Ohio Ex Rel. Clarke v. Deckebach · 274 U.S. 392
State v. Kievman · 165 A. 601
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Seattle · 291 U.S. 300
Clark v. Dwyer · 353 P.2d 941
State Ex Rel. Bacich v. Huse · 59 P.2d 1101
In Re Iverson · 250 P. 681
State v. Brown · 108 S.E.2d 74
City of New Orleans v. Southern Auto Wreckers, Inc. · 192 So. 523
City of Shreveport v. Brock · 89 So. 2d 156
Farley v. Graney · 119 S.E.2d 833
Winkenwerder v. City of Yakima · 328 P.2d 873
Walker v. State · 295 P.2d 328
In Re the Dissolution & Disorganization of Horse Heaven Irrigation District · 118 P.2d 972
Vermont Salvage Corp. v. Village of St. Johnsbury · 34 A.2d 188
Faxe v. City of Grandview · 294 P.2d 402
McMoran v. State · 345 P.2d 598
Letterman v. City of Tacoma · 333 P.2d 650
Ragan v. City of Seattle · 364 P.2d 916
State Ex Rel. Isham v. City of Spokane · 98 P.2d 306
Bauer v. State · 110 P.2d 154

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City of Spokane v. J-R Distributors, Inc. · 585 P.2d 784
Hoppe v. State · 469 P.2d 909
City of Sumner v. First Baptist Church of Sumner · 639 P.2d 1358
Diamond Parking, Inc. v. City of Seattle · 479 P.2d 47
Lindsey v. Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department · 8 F. Supp. 2d 1213
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Duckworth v. City of Bonney Lake · 586 P.2d 860
Brown v. City of Yakima · 807 P.2d 353
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Hudson Circle Servicenter, Inc. v. Kearny · 359 A.2d 862
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City of Spokane v. Portch · 596 P.2d 1044
City of Tacoma v. Luvene · 827 P.2d 1374
City of Seattle v. Drew · 423 P.2d 522
City of Seattle v. Webster · 802 P.2d 1333
Rabon v. City of Seattle · 135 Wash. 2d 278
Blondheim v. State · 529 P.2d 1096

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