State Supreme Court / Wash.

Rains v. State

Decided December 22, 1983. James Morgan Dolliver wrote the opinion for the court.

674 P.2d 165 · Cited 247 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.

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Schendel · 270 U.S. 611
Seattle-First National Bank v. Kawachi · 588 P.2d 725
Edgar v. State · 595 P.2d 534
Scheuer v. Rhodes · 416 U.S. 232
Sunshine Anthracite Coal Co. v. Adkins · 310 U.S. 381
Murray v. Wilson Distilling Co. · 213 U.S. 151
State Ex Rel. Public Disclosure Commission v. Rains · 555 P.2d 1368
Curtiss v. Crooks · 66 P.2d 1140
Centralia College Education Ass'n v. Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 12 · 508 P.2d 1357

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