State Supreme Court / Wash.

Sorenson v. City of Bellingham

Decided April 27, 1972. Robert F. Utter wrote the opinion for the court.

496 P.2d 512 · Cited 266 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.

Turner v. Fouche · 396 U.S. 346
People Ex Rel. Wallace v. Labrenz · 104 N.E.2d 769
Columbia Pictures Corp. v. DeToth · 26 Cal. 2d 753
Landes v. Town of North Hempstead · 20 N.Y.2d 417
Clark v. Dwyer · 353 P.2d 941
DeGrief v. City of Seattle · 297 P.2d 940
State Ex Rel. O'Connell v. Dubuque · 413 P.2d 972
State Ex Rel. Yakima Amusement Co. v. Yakima County · 73 P.2d 759
National Electrical Contractors Ass'n v. Seattle School District No. 1 · 66 Wash. 2d 14
State Ex Rel. Hamblen v. Yelle · 185 P.2d 723
Hsieh v. Civil Service Commission of Seattle · 488 P.2d 515
Reeder v. King County · 358 P.2d 810
State Ex Rel. Brown v. Blew · 145 P.2d 554
Peoples Park & Amusement Ass'n v. Anrooney · 93 P.2d 362
Kahin v. Lewis · 259 P.2d 420
Hawk v. Mayer · 220 P.2d 885
Jacobsen v. King County Medical Service Corp. · 160 P.2d 1019

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