Rental Housing Ass'n v. City of Des Moines

Decided January 22, 2009. Debra L. Stephens wrote the opinion for the court.

165 Wash. 2d 525 · Cited 98 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.

• Progressive Animal Welfare Society v. University of Washington · 125 Wash. 2d 243
• Ockerman v. King County Department of Developmental & Environmental Services · 102 Wash. App. 212
• Hearst Corp. v. Hoppe · 580 P.2d 246
• Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587 v. State · 142 Wash. 2d 183
• City of Spokane v. County of Spokane · 146 P.3d 893
• Stenberg v. Pacific Power & Light Co. · 709 P.2d 793
• Aftergood v. Central Intelligence Agency · 225 F. Supp. 2d 27
• Department of Ecology v. Campbell & Gwinn, L.L.C. · 146 Wash. 2d 1
• State, Dept. of Ecology v. Campbell & Gwinn · 43 P.3d 4
• City of Spokane v. Spokane County · 158 Wash. 2d 661
• Burns v. City of Seattle · 164 P.3d 475
• Burns v. City of Seattle · 161 Wash. 2d 129
• Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co. v. Department of Revenue · 164 Wash. 2d 310
• Tesoro Refining & Marketing v. State, Dor · 190 P.3d 28
• Atchison v. Great Western Malting Co. · 161 Wash. 2d 372
• Atchison v. Great Western Malting Co. · 166 P.3d 662
• Zink v. City of Mesa · 140 Wash. App. 328

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• City of Federal Way v. Koenig · 217 P.3d 1172
• City of Federal Way v. Koenig · 167 Wash. 2d 341
• Yakima County v. Yakima Herald-Republic · 170 Wash. 2d 775
• Francis v. Department of Corrections · 178 Wash. App. 42
• Wade's Eastside Gun Shop, Inc. v. Department of Labor & Industries · 185 Wash. 2d 270
• Zink v. City of Mesa · 256 P.3d 384
• State Of Washington v. Manuel Gonzales · 198 Wash. App. 151
• Block v. City of Gold Bar · 189 Wash. App. 262
• Germeau v. Mason County · 166 Wash. App. 789
• State v. Reis · 180 Wash. App. 438
• Benton County v. Donna Zink · 191 Wash. App. 269
• White v. Skagit County · 188 Wash. App. 886

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