State Supreme Court / Wash.

Morgan v. Department of Social Security

Decided July 7, 1942. George B. Simpson wrote the opinion for the court.

127 P.2d 686 · Cited 53 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.

Conant v. State · 84 P.2d 378
State Ex Rel. Eckroth v. Borge · 283 N.W. 521
Jeffrey Manufacturing Co. v. Blagg · 235 U.S. 571
Blanchard v. Golden Age Brewing Co. · 63 P.2d 397
McCallion v. Hibernia Savings & Loan Society · 98 Cal. 442
Tatum v. Wheeless · 178 So. 95
State v. Davies · 28 P.2d 322
State Ex Rel. George v. Seattle · 52 P.2d 360
Albrecht v. Department of Labor & Industries · 74 P.2d 22
Home Owners' Loan Corp. v. Rawson · 83 P.2d 765
Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Walton · 135 Me. 57
Washington Printing & Binding Co. v. State · 73 P.2d 1326
State Ex Rel. American Telechronometer Co. v. Baker · 2 P.2d 1099
State v. Thornbury · 69 P.2d 815
In Re the Welfare of Hudson · 126 P.2d 765
Shelton Hotel Co., Inc. v. Bates · 104 P.2d 478
H. Duys Co., Inc. v. Tone · 5 A.2d 23
Cowiche Growers, Inc. v. Bates · 117 P.2d 624
Ayers v. City of Tacoma · 108 P.2d 348
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance v. Tone · 4 A.2d 640
State Ex Rel. Port of Seattle v. Department of Public Service · 95 P.2d 1007
State v. Miles · 105 P.2d 51
Smith v. Northern Pacific Railway Co. · 110 P.2d 851
Arden Farms Co. v. City of Seattle · 99 P.2d 415

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State Ex Rel. Nielson v. Lindstrom · 191 P.2d 1009
Diversified Investment Partnership v. Department of Social & Health Services · 775 P.2d 947
In Re the Marriage of Johnson · 634 P.2d 877
Cerenzia v. Department of Social Security · 138 P.2d 868
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority v. Ray · 605 P.2d 1260
Senior Citizens League, Inc. v. Department of Social Security · 228 P.2d 478
State v. Guaranty Trust Co. · 148 P.2d 323
City of Tacoma v. Taxpayers of City of Tacoma · 743 P.2d 793
Washington State Coalition for the Homeless v. Department of Social & Health Services · 133 Wash. 2d 894
Barry & Barry, Inc. v. Department of Motor Vehicles · 500 P.2d 540
State v. Ford · 755 P.2d 806
State v. Ralph Williams' North West Chrysler Plymouth, Inc. · 82 Wash. 2d 265
Weiss v. Bruno · 509 P.2d 973
Pearson v. State Social Welfare Board · 54 Cal. 2d 184
Newland v. Child · 254 P.2d 1066
Washington State Housing Finance Commission v. O'Brien · 671 P.2d 247
Straub v. Department of Public Welfare · 198 P.2d 817
State v. RALPH WILLIAMS'NW CHRYSLER · 510 P.2d 233
Coalition for Homeless v. Dshs · 949 P.2d 1291
Gruen v. State Tax Commission · 211 P.2d 651
Clark v. Dwyer · 353 P.2d 941
Household Finance Corp. v. State · 244 P.2d 260
Washington State Highway Commission v. Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. · 367 P.2d 605
City of Pleasant Ridge v. Governor · 169 N.W.2d 625

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